as in complainant
the person in a legal proceeding who makes a charge of wrongdoing against another
the judge ruled that the plaintiff's lawsuit was groundless, and he dismissed it
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Recent Examples of plaintiff
However, Judge Brian Murphy, of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, did not order the return the plane with the deportees to the United States, as the plaintiffs had requested.
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Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 21 May 2025
The plaintiffs — Defending Education, Colorado Parent Advocacy Network, Protect Kids Colorado, Do No Harm and dermatologist Travis Morrell — argue the law will unconstitutionally block them from using transgender people’s previous names and pronouns.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 20 May 2025
Can the plaintiffs establish to the satisfaction of a jury that these platforms played an active or at least negligent role in this radicalization that culminated in this heinous event?
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025
The plaintiffs said marketing campaigns from both PepsiCo and Coca-Cola over the years have misled consumers into believing the companies' products are environmentally sustainable.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 15 May 2025
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Beatrice Peterson, ABC News, 21 May 2025
The plaintiffs — Defending Education, Colorado Parent Advocacy Network, Protect Kids Colorado, Do No Harm and dermatologist Travis Morrell — argue the law will unconstitutionally block them from using transgender people’s previous names and pronouns.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 20 May 2025
Can the plaintiffs establish to the satisfaction of a jury that these platforms played an active or at least negligent role in this radicalization that culminated in this heinous event?
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 May 2025
The plaintiffs said marketing campaigns from both PepsiCo and Coca-Cola over the years have misled consumers into believing the companies' products are environmentally sustainable.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for plaintiff
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The complainant, 46-year-old Onisim Dorneanu of Wisconsin, until recently owned a total of 16 units in the building and lived in one of the units part-time, according to the filing.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
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You’re done with this matter — and so am I. Jerald Fuller, Coconut Creek (Editor’s Note: Fuller was the complainant in the ethics complaint against Tony, filed in 2022).—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2025
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Other appellants include Paige Brown and C. Scott of the Department of Labor, and the Federal Aviation Administration’s Ronisca Chambers.—
Curtis Bunn,
NBC news,
26 Mar. 2025
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Appeals to the City Council now are based only specific points raised by the appellant.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Plaintiff.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/plaintiff. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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