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plaintiff
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plaintiff
(noun)
plaintiff
/
ˈ
pleɪntəf/
noun
plural
plaintiffs
plaintiff
/
ˈ
pleɪntəf/
noun
plural
plaintiffs
Britannica Dictionary definition of PLAINTIFF
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law
:
a person who sues another person or accuses another person of a crime in a court of law
—
compare
defendant
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