Plaintiff — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who brings an action in a court of law

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/plˈeɪntɪf/

🇬🇧British English

/plˈeɪntɪf/

🇮🇳Indian English

/plˈeɪntɪf/

2 syllables Say it as /plˈeɪntɪf/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

complainant

Antonyms

defendant

Word Forms

complain

verb

make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kläger

eine Person, die eine Klage vor einem Gericht erhebt

🇫🇷French

demandeur

une personne qui intente une action devant un tribunal

🇪🇸Spanish

demandante

persona que interpone una acción ante un tribunal de justicia

🇮🇹Italian

querelante

una persona che intenta un'azione in tribunale

🇳🇱Dutch

eiser

iemand die een zaak aanhangig maakt bij de rechtbank

🇵🇹Portuguese

requerente

uma pessoa que intenta uma acção num tribunal

🇷🇺Russian

истец

лицо, подающее иск в суд

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वादी

वह व्यक्ति जो अदालत में कोई मामला लाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

বাদী

একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি আইনের আদালতে একটি পদক্ষেপ নিয়ে আসেন

🇮🇳Tamil

வாதி

நீதிமன்றத்தில் ஒரு செயலைக் கொண்டுவரும் நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

వాది

న్యాయస్థానంలో చర్య తీసుకునే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

फिर्यादी

एखादी व्यक्ती जी कायद्याच्या न्यायालयात कारवाई करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

વાદી

એક વ્યક્તિ જે કાયદાની અદાલતમાં કાર્યવાહી લાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಫಿರ್ಯಾದಿ

ನ್ಯಾಯಾಲಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಕ್ರಮವನ್ನು ತರುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വാദി

ഒരു കോടതിയിൽ ഒരു നടപടി കൊണ്ടുവരുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੁਦਈ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਕਨੂੰਨ ਦੀ ਅਦਾਲਤ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਾਰਵਾਈ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مدعی

وہ شخص جو عدالت میں کارروائی کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

原告

向法院提起诉讼的人

🇯🇵Japanese

原告

法廷に訴訟を起こす人

🇰🇷Korean

원고

법원에 소송을 제기하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nguyên đơn

một người đưa ra một hành động tại tòa án của pháp luật

🇹🇭Thai

โจทก์

บุคคลที่นำคดีไปสู่ศาล

🇮🇩Indonesian

penggugat

seseorang yang membawa suatu tindakan ke pengadilan

🇵🇭Filipino

nagsasakdal

isang tao na nagdadala ng aksyon sa isang hukuman ng batas

🇲🇾Malay

plaintif

seseorang yang membawa tindakan di mahkamah undang-undang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المدعي

الشخص الذي يرفع دعوى في محكمة قانونية

🇮🇷Persian

شاکی

شخصی که در دادگاه اقامه دعوی می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

davacı

mahkemede dava açan kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

תוֹבֵעַ

אדם המגיש תביעה בבית משפט

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