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Definition of plaintiffs

Plaintiff
Plaintiff Plain"tiff, n. [F. plaintif making complaint, plaintive; in Old French equiv. to plaignant complainant, prosecutor, fr. plaindre. See Plaint, and cf. Plaintive.] (Law) One who commences a personal action or suit to obtain a remedy for an injury to his rights; -- opposed to defendant.
Plaintiff
Plaintiff Plain"tiff, a. See Plaintive. [Obs.] --Prior.

Meaning of plaintiffs from wikipedia

- of Australia, most plaintiffs are called "applicants", but in admiralty and corporations law matters they are called "plaintiffs". Case names are usually...
- all plaintiffs receive relief and that early-filing plaintiffs do not raid the fund (i.e., the defendant) of all its ****ets before other plaintiffs may...
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- Aiken granted the plaintiffs' motion for leave to amend the complaint, clearing the way for the case to go to trial. The plaintiffs had previously sought...
- Brown (c. 1840–1883) was an employee of the United States Senate and the plaintiff in Railroad Company v. Brown (1873), a case decided by the United States...
- announced the court’s landmark unanimous decision in favor of the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs included several hundred parents in addition to the thirteen families...
- agents of the state. Conducting a civil action is called litigation. The plaintiffs and defendants are called litigants and the attorneys representing them...
- GirlsDo****. Six months later, the lawsuit had 14 plaintiffs; within a year, the number was 22. Plaintiffs were aged between 17 and 22 during recruiting of...
- not plaintiffs, unlike the similar interpleader action. Plaintiffs may however implead when a defendant counterclaims, because the plaintiffs is then...
- Court decided to reject the lawsuit attempt. The Plaintiffs' Legal Committee represented plaintiffs who claimed injuries resulting from the use of bone...