- plain·tiff
- /ˈpleıntəf/ noun, pl -tiffs [count]law : a person who sues another person or accuses another person of a crime in a court of law — compare ↑defendant
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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plain|tiff — «PLAYN tihf», noun. a person who begins a lawsuit: »The plaintiff accused the defendant of fraud. ╂[< Anglo French plaintiff, noun use of Old French plaintif complaining; see etym. under plaintive (Cf. ↑plaintive)] … Useful english dictionary
tiff — mas·tiff; plain·tiff; pon·tiff; res·tiff; cai·tiff; tiff; … English syllables
plain — cham·plain·ian; com·plain·er; com·plain·ing·ly; com·plain·ing·ness; ex·plain; ex·plain·able; ex·plain·er; pa·leo·plain; ped·i·plain; plain; plain·clothes·man; plain·ish; plain·ly; plain·ness; plain·stanes; plain·tiff; plain·tive;… … English syllables
The Burning Plain — Infobox Film name = The Burning Plain image size = caption = director = Guillermo Arriaga producer = Walter F. Parkes Laurie MacDonald writer = Guillermo Arriaga narrator = starring = Charlize Theron Kim Basinger music = Hans Zimmer Omar… … Wikipedia
plaintiff — plain·tiff … English syllables
plaintiff — plain|tiff W3 [ˈpleıntıf] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: plaintif; PLAINTIVE] someone who brings a legal action against another person in a court of law British Equivalent: complainant →↑defendant … Dictionary of contemporary English
plaintiff — plain|tiff [ pleıntıf ] noun count LEGAL someone who brings a legal case against someone else in a court of law. The person against whom the case is brought is called the defendant: COMPLAINANT … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
plaintiff — plain•tiff [[t]ˈpleɪn tɪf[/t]] n. law one who brings a legal action or suit in a court (opposed to defendant). • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME, n. use of plaintif plaintive … From formal English to slang
plaintiff — plain·tiff / plān təf/ n [Middle French plaintif, from plaintif, adj., grieving, from plaint lamentation, from Latin planctus, from plangere to strike, beat one s breast, lament]: the party who institutes a legal action or claim (as a… … Law dictionary
Plaintiff — Plain tiff, n. [F. plaintif making complaint, plaintive; in Old French equiv. to plaignant complainant, prosecutor, fr. plaindre. See {Plaint}, and cf. {Plaintive}.] (Law) One who commences a personal action or suit to obtain a remedy for an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
