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complainant Definition

com·plain·ant (kəm plānənt)

noun

Law a person who files a charge or makes the complaint in court; plaintiff

Etymology: ME compleinaunt < prp. of OFr complaindre: see complain

complainant Law Definition

n

  1. One who enters a complaint against another in a civil action.
  2. One who signs and swears to a criminal complaint.
complainant Usage Examples

Possessives

  • father-in-law: The letter made no mention of the destruction of the complainant's father-in-law 's clothing.
  • assertion: We noted the complainant's assertion that he had made his initial inquiry two days after the ad appeared.
  • solicitor: A Notice of Appeal was received by Nominet from the Complainant's solicitors on 22 July, 2002.
  • mother: None of the issues relating to the complainant's mother 's hydration level contributed to her deterioration.
  • request: The Council failed to respond to the complainant's request for information within the statutory time period but subsequently provided the information.
  • mark: It is intended to refer to the Complainant's trade mark.

Converse of subject

  • incur: The School or Service may be asked to meet the reasonable and proportionate incidental expenses necessarily incurred by a successful complainant.
  • seek: The second, which is of greater concern, is in providing to us the information sought by the complainant.
  • raise: We may meet officials from the Department of Constitutional Affairs to discuss issues raised by complainants.

Converse of object

  • allege: The complainant alleged that the alcohol type, which the complainant believed to be " Spirit " , was in small insignificant print.
  • inform: How we will keep our customer or complainant informed of the progress of investigation.
  • advise: In such cases the Ombudsman would normally advise the complainant to pursue his complaint further with the local NHS body.
  • satisfy: As far as is possible we aim to satisfy complainants as quickly as possible without having to resort to lengthy correspondence.
  • assist: The Complaints Officer will then assist the complainant to complete a Complaint Form.
  • refer: The parish council referred the complainant to the PCC, who have as yet heard nothing.

Adjective modifier

  • dissatisfied: Ways to complain Editors should respond promptly to complaints and should ensure that there is a way for dissatisfied complainants to take complaints further.
  • potential: Having created the mechanism to complain via the Web, the onus would be on the PCA to communicate this option to potential complainants.
  • successful: Word of mouth is unlikely in this case but publicizing the anonymous details of a successful web complainant might encourage others.
  • original: Original complainant had suggested alternatives to grassing the area.

Modifies a noun

  • S: The complainant s assertions about the events leading to the death of the twins was speculation, unsupported by any evidence.