noun · rare

plaintiff

plaintiff · plaintiffs

позивач, позивачка

истец

Kläger, Klägerin

A party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendantA party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accuser.

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/ˈpleɪntɪf/

» The judge decided against the plaintiff.

Die Richterin entschied gegen den Kläger.

Meaning

1 senses

(UK, historical)A party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accuser.
Kläger, Klägerin
исте́цistéc
позива́чpozyváč, пози́вачpozývač, позива́чкаpozyváčka

More definitions

a person who brings an action in a court of law

Examples

8 sentences

The judge decided against the plaintiff.
deDie Richterin entschied gegen den Kläger.
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Who is the plaintiff in this trial?
Хто позивач на цьому процесі?
ruКто является истцом на данном процессе?
deWer ist der Kläger in diesem Prozess?
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I am the plaintiff in that trial.
deIch bin die Klägerin in dem Prozess.
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The plaintiff lost his motion for sanctions.
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It’s a class action involving thousands of plaintiffs, and it’s complicated.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant:

Русский

By meaning 1

party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant:

Origin

From Middle English plaintif, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French plaintif (“complaining”;

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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