plaintiff
US: /ˈpɫeɪnəf/, /ˈpɫeɪntəf/
UK: /plˈeɪntɪf/
UK: /plˈeɪntɪf/
English Vietnamese dictionary
plaintiff /'pleintif/
- danh từ
- (pháp lý) nguyên đơn, người đứng kiện
Advanced English dictionary
(BrE less frequent complainant)
+ noun
(law) a person who makes a formal complaint against sb in a court of law: The court upheld the plaintiff's claim for damages. + The plaintiff must prove that the defendant was negligent.
Compare: DEFENDANT
Collocation dictionary
VERB + PLAINTIFF
compensate
PLAINTIFF + VERB
bring an action (against sb), sue sb | allege sth, argue sth, claim sth, contend sth, seek sth, submit sth
The plaintiff claimed that the correct procedures had not been followed.
| obtain sth, prove sth
The plaintiffs obtained an injunction in the High Court.
PREP.
against the ~
Costs were awarded against the plaintiff.
| on behalf of the ~
the lawyer appearing on behalf of the plaintiff
Concise English dictionary
plaintiffs'pleɪntɪf
noun
+a person who brings an action in a court of law
