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plain·tiff (plān′tif)

noun

a person who brings a suit into a court of law; complainant

Etymology: ME plaintif < OFr, mournful, making complaint < plaindre < plainte: see plaint

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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