| NOUN | person | plaintiff, complainant | a person who brings an action in a court of law |
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| Sounds | pley'nahf; pley'ntahf | |
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| Rhymes | aleph ... woodruff: 40 rhymes with ahf... | |
| Meaning | A person who brings an action in a court of law. | |
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| Synonym | complainant | |
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Narrower | suer, petitioner | someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right |
| Broader | litigant, litigator | (law) a party to a lawsuit |
| Opposite | defendant, suspect | A person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law |
| Spanish | actor | |