Plaintiff

Plaintiff in Law Enforcement

Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of plaintiff.

Grammar

This term is a noun.

Etimology of Plaintiff

(You may find plaintiff at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of more terms).

c. 1400, from Anglo-French pleintif (late 13c.), noun use of Old French plaintif “complaining; wretched, miserable,” from plainte (see plaint). Identical with plaintive at first; the form that receded into legal usage retained the older -iff spelling.

Meaning of Plaintiff in Spanish

Description/ translation of plaintiff into Spanish: actor civil[1]

Note: for more information on related terms and on the area of law where plaintiff belongs (criminal procedure law), in Spanish, see here.

Notes and References

1. Translation of Plaintiff published by Antonio Peñaranda

Resources

See Also

• Law Enforcement Officer
• Police
• Law Enforcement Agency

Further Reading

• plaintiff in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
• plaintiff in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
• A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis

Plaintiff Meaning in the U.S. Court System

The person who initiates a civil lawsuit.

Meaning of Plaintiff in the U.S. Legal System

Definition of Plaintiff published by the National Association for Court Management: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit. Also called the complainant.

Concept of Plaintiff in the context of Real Property

A short definition of Plaintiff: The party bringing a civil action against a defendant.

Concept of Plaintiff in the context of Real Property

A short definition of Plaintiff: The party bringing a civil action against a defendant.

Plaintiff (Civil Judicial Process)

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