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What is another word for plaintiffs?

Pronunciation: [plˈe͡ɪntɪfs] (IPA)

Plaintiffs are individuals or groups who bring a legal action against someone else in a civil court. Some common synonyms for plaintiffs include claimants, accusers, litigants, petitioners, complainants, and suers. Each term carries a slightly different connotation, but all refer to the person or people initiating legal action. Claimants typically seek compensation for a loss or damage, while accusers typically bring criminal charges. Litigants and petitioners typically refer to those who file a formal complaint or suit, while complainants and suers generally denote those who express a grievance and seek legal remedy. Regardless of the term used, all plaintiffs seek to resolve legal disputes through the court system.
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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

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The petty village shopkeeper and the humble cottager obtain as full or fuller attention than the well-to-do plaintiffs and Defendants who can bring down barristers from London.
"Hodge and His Masters"
Richard Jefferies
The plaintiffs, who were manufacturers of hats, complained that the defendants-members of the United Hatters of North America, an organization which was a part of the American Federation of Labor-were "engaged in a combined scheme and effort to force all manufacturers of fur hats in the United States, including the plaintiffs, against their will and their previous policy of carrying on their business, to organize their workmen .
"History of the United States, Volume 6 (of 6)"
E. Benjamin Andrews
The first witness "put in the box," was Mrs. Martha Cluppins-an intimate friend of the plaintiffs.
"Bardell v. Pickwick"
Percy Fitzgerald

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  • I have numerous people who have expressed a willingness to be plaintiffs.
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