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plaintiff

plain·tiff

UK/ˈpleɪntɪf/ US/ˈpleɪnʌf/ fairly common uk

noun

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a person who brings an action in a court of law

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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.

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