plaintiff
noun Legal
- English meaning
- The person who starts a civil case against another person.
- Example
The plaintiff claimed damages for the injury.
- Common collocations
- plaintiff and defendant
- Word family
- (civil law term)
Translation
- 한국어원고
- 中文原告
- 日本語原告
- ไทยโจทก์
- Bahasa Indonesiapenggugat
- Tiếng Việtnguyên đơn
- Русскийистец
- हिन्दीवादी
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