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plaintiffs

plaintiffs is the plural of plaintiff.

Meaning of plaintiff

Noun

plaintiff (plural plaintiffs)

  1. (UK, historical, otherwise current) A party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accuser.
    Antonyms:
    defendant

Phrases with plaintiffs

Questions about plaintiffs

What is plaintiffs the plural of?
Plaintiffs is the plural of plaintiff.

Words near plaintiffs in the dictionary

  1. plaintful
  2. plaintiff
  3. plaintiff in error
  4. plaintiff's attorney
  5. plaintiff's attorneys
  6. plaintiffs
  7. plaintiffs in error
  8. plaintiffship
  9. plaintiffships
  10. plaintive
  11. plaintively

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