complainant
complainant
Definition
com·plain·ant (kəm plān′ənt)
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
- One who enters a complaint against another in a civil action.
- 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.
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