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plaintiff

🇬🇧 UK/'pleintif/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A person who brings a legal case against another in a court of law

原告,起诉人

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
plaintto wail, weep, lament
+
iffsuffix
=plaintiff

Common Collocations

  • 1.plaintiff's attorney原告律师
  • 2.original plaintiff最初原告
  • 3.rule in favor of the plaintiff裁定原告胜诉
  • 4.plaintiff's claim原告的诉求

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The plaintiff claimed she had suffered significant financial losses due to the defendant's negligence.

  • 2.

    The judge ruled in favor of the plaintiff and awarded substantial damages.

  • 3.

    As the plaintiff, she bore the burden of proving her case beyond a reasonable doubt.

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