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plaintiff

[ pleyn-tif ]

noun

Law.
  1. a person who brings suit in a court ( defendant ).


plaintiff

/ ˈ±è±ô±ðɪ²Ô³Ùɪ´Ú /

noun

  1. (formerly) a person who brings a civil action in a court of law Now replaced byclaimant Compare defendant
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

plaintiff

  1. The party that institutes a suit in a court. The person or entity the plaintiff sues is the defendant .
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of plaintiff1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English plaintif “complaining person,†noun use of the adjective; plaintive
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of plaintiff1

C14: from legal French plaintif, from Old French plaintif (adj) complaining, from plainte plaint
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In a brief, unsigned order, it said the plaintiffs did not “refute the Government’s representation that it is unlikely to recover the grant funds once they are disbursed.â€

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Some attorneys were not willing to participate in the “global mediation process,†and negotiations are underway with plaintiffs in those cases, according to the county.

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The issue of nationwide injunctions — in which federal judges apply their rulings beyond the specific plaintiffs who have brought suits in their courthouses — dovetails with another widely decried abuse of the judicial process.

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In their complaint, the plaintiffs argue that Trump lacks the constitutional authority to make sweeping changes to federal voting laws and election rules or to require states to toss out valid absentee and mail-in ballots.

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One lawsuit filed by plaintiff’s attorneys concentrated on Edison tower M16T1.

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