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plaintiff

[ UK /plˈe‍ɪntɪf/ ]
[ US /ˈpɫeɪnəf, ˈpɫeɪntəf/ ]
NOUN
  1. a person who brings an action in a court of law

How To Use plaintiff In A Sentence

  • Federal law allows plaintiffs to collect up to $ 100, 000 per infringement.
  • If he fails to do so, he is held liable, whereas in an action for negligence the legal burden in most cases remains throughout on the plaintiff.
  • These damages are measured by how much the libelous statements lower the plaintiff's reputation.
  • The purpose of a libel action is to enable the Plaintiff to clear his name of the libel, to vindicate his character.
  • The plaintiff had sued one member, Hunter, of a committee of the management of a hospital which had engaged him.
  • The consecutive statements, allegations, and counterallegations made in turn by plaintiff and defendant, or prosecutor and accused, in a legal proceeding.
  • Very few of these cases involve plaintiffs afflicted with legitimate disabilities as most of us understand the term.
  • In the meantime, Mr. Meyer is enjoined from in any way further interfering with the flow of water in the channel from the plaintiffs’ land across his land.
  • When a plaintiff is able to prove defamation per se, damages are presumed, but the presumption is rebuttable. Heroes or Villains?
  • Ultimately, under the Court's decision, a successful plaintiff will have to prove she was singled out for disadvantageous treatment in the workplace.
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