plaintiff
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plaintiff
- /ˈpleɪntɪf/
Rhymes with -eɪntɪf
Where it comes from
From Middle English plaintif, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French plaintif (“complaining”; as a noun, “one who complains, a plaintiff”) from the verb plaindre. Doublet of plaintive.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: complainant, actor, appellee, appellant, suer, prosecution, petitioner, accused, applicant, claimant, attorney, indemnification, prosecutor, requisitioner, requester, requestor
Translations
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noun party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant
| Español | demandante, querellante, denunciante, denunciador, litigante, pleiteante |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 원고 won'go |
| 日本語 | 原告 genkoku |
| 中文 | 原告 yuángào |
| हिन्दी | अभियोगी abhiyogī, वादी vādī, याचिकाकर्ता yācikākartā, याचक yācak |
| Português | querelante, requerente, acusação, promotoria |
| Français | demandeur, demandeuse, plaignant, plaignante |
| Deutsch | Kläger, Klägerin |
| Italiano | querelante, parte civile, ricorrente, attore |
| Română | reclamant, reclamantă |
| Русский | исте́ц istéc |
| Tiếng Việt | nguyên cáo, nguyên đơn |
| العربية | مُدَّعٍ muddaʕin, الْمُدَّعِي al-muddaʕī |
| עברית | תּוֹבֵעַ tovéa |
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