Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Plaintiff"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Plaintiff \Plain"tiff\, n. [F. plaintif making complaint,
plaintive; in Old French equiv. to plaignant complainant,
prosecutor, fr. plaindre. See {Plaint}, and cf. {Plaintive}.]
(Law)
One who commences a personal action or suit to obtain a
remedy for an injury to his rights; -- opposed to
{defendant}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Plaintiff \Plain"tiff\, a.
See {Plaintive}. [Obs.] --Prior.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
plaintiff
n : a person who brings an action in a court of law [syn: {complainant}]
[ant: {defendant}]
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