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plaintiff

noun

plain·​tiff ˈplān-təf How to pronounce plaintiff (audio)
: a person who brings a legal action compare defendant

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We won't complain about the origins of plaintiff, although complain and plaintiff are distantly related; both can be traced back to plangere, a Latin word meaning "to strike, beat one's breast, or lament." Plaintiff comes most immediately from Middle English plaintif, itself an Anglo-French borrowing tracing back to plaint, meaning "lamentation." (The English word plaintive is also related.) Logically enough, plaintiff applies to the one who does the complaining in a legal case.

Synonyms

Example Sentences

the judge ruled that the plaintiff's lawsuit was groundless, and he dismissed it
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English plaintif, from Anglo-French, from pleintif, adjective

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of plaintiff was in the 14th century

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