Plaintiff
['pleɪntɪf] or ['plentɪf]
Definition
(n.) One who commences a personal action or suit to obtain a remedy for an injury to his rights; -- opposed to defendant.
(a.) See Plaintive.
Checker: Mollie
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Accuser, prosecutor.
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Examples
- Mrs. Bardell, the plaintiff in the action, is within these walls, Sir. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I am for the plaintiff, my Lord,' said Mr. Serjeant Buzfuz. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Dodson and Fogg, the attorneys for the plaintiff, did they? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Perhaps you know the plaintiff too? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- For the plaintiff. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The attorneys for the plaintiff,' said Mr. Serjeant Buzfuz. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Dodson and Fogg entreated the plaintiff to compose herself. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Do you find for the plaintiff, gentlemen, or for the defendant? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Discontented or hungry jurymen, my dear sir, always find for the plaintiff. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- That you sent him up to the plaintiff 's to make some offer of a compromise, I suppose,' replied Perker. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Dodson & Fogg for the plaintiff, Aug. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The plaintiff, gentlemen,' continued Serjeant Buzfuz, in a soft and melancholy voice, 'the plaintiff is a widow; yes, gentlemen, a widow. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The foreman smiles, and puts up his watch:--“Well, gentlemen, what do we say, plaintiff or defendant, gentlemen? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- And won't Mr. Dodson and Fogg be wild if the plaintiff shouldn't get it? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- But the plaintiff must get it,' resumed Mrs. Cluppins. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
Typist: Virginia