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How to use plaintiff in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun

Plaintiff means a party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accuser. Example: “The subpoena required that the company document their communication with the plaintiff.”

More sentences with plaintiff

  • The subpoena required that the company document their communication with the plaintiff.From the entry communication
  • The plaintiff recovered in his suit, being awarded declaratory relief and a clearing of his name.From the entry recover
  • The merits of the case favored the plaintiffs, but their procedural blunders set them back.From the entry merits
  • A landlord recouped the rent of premises from damages awarded to the plaintiff for eviction.From the entry recoup
  • The cross-examination of the plaintiff was just insult to injury, blaming the victim.From the entry insult to injury
  • The plaintiff claimed that under color of law the officer had deprived him of his civil rights.From the entry color of law
  • The plaintiff appealed the decision to the appellate court.From the entry appeal
  • The plaintiff also stresses that the store as a whole, and the customer exits especially, were closely surveilled.From the entry surveil
  • The plaintiffs not appearing, the writ of error was nonprossed.From the entry nonpros
  • The issue before the court is whether participation in a group blog makes the plaintiff a public figure under the relevant statute.From the entry issue
  • Even though the plaintiff was ordered by the judge to pay some costs for not having followed the correct procedure, she won the case on the merits.From the entry merit
  • The plaintiff argued he had a religious right to wear his headdress although it reduced the effectiveness of his hard hat which is required of all persons on site.From the entry religious right
  • Plaintiff OCA is a nonprofit, membership-based organization with over 35 chapters and affiliates across the United States.2025 January 30, “OCA – ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN ADVOCATES v. MARCO RUBIO, et al.”, in United States District Court for the District of…. From the entry oca
  • Indeed, the plaintiffs suggest that they may not need to call Ms.2019 July 2, Ward K. Branch, “Gordon v. Canada, 2017 FC 454”, in CanLII, retrieved 13 Apr 2021. From the entry discover
  • The court of the first instance issued the judgement partly awarding monetary compensation for the plaintiffs.2016, Waseda Bulletin of Comparative Law Vol. 34. From the entry State of Japan
  • The first was the most conventional, and where a less gumptious plaintiff might have ended.2014, Anand Giridharadas, The True American: Murder and Mercy in Texas. From the entry gumptious
  • The gestor, ie the plaintiff, did not intend to serve the dominus, ie the defendants.2001, Maritime Motors (PTY) LTD v Von Steiger and another, 2001 (2) SA 584 (SE) @ 600. From the entry mala fide
  • It is thus clear that the gestor, the plaintiff acted mala fide in its own interest.2001, Maritime Motors (PTY) LTD v Von Steiger and another, 2001 (2) SA 584 (SE) @ 600. From the entry mala fide
  • According to plaintiff, the misstamp "could have been a factory error."1997, New Jersey. Superior Court, Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Superior Court, Appellate Division, Chancery Division, Law…. From the entry misstamp
  • Plaintiff testified that the store greeter was talking in a loud and rude manner.1986, James Cleary, Prosecuting the Shoplifter: A Loss Prevention Strategy, page 220. From the entry greeter
  • Plaintiff alleged that defendants were negligent in failing to warn him that the horse was "cinchy."1986, The Pacific Reporter, page 503. From the entry cinchy
  • Tripler and Company (Tripler), for the latter's sail to plaintiff of allegedly mistailored and defectively manufactured garments.1981, Reports of Selected Cases Decided in Courts of the State of New York Other Than the court of Appeals and the Appellate Division of…. From the entry mistailored
  • Defendants argued that plaintiffs' allegations of hostile discrimination are entirely conclusionary.1967, Federal Supplement. From the entry conclusionary
  • Plaintiff has the burden of presenting a case which fairly preponders over the defendant's case.1949, Supreme Court, page 370. From the entry preponder
  • Plaintiff States also receive billions of dollars in funds every year directly from Treasury through BFS under federal grant programs.2025 February 8, “COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELIEF”, in United States District Court for the Southern District of New York…. From the entry billion
  • Plaintiffs alleged that Defendants’ actions were ultra vires and violated the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution.2025 June 19, “Gavin Newsom v. Donald J. Trump”, in United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, page 2. From the entry ultra vires
  • However, the legislator did not limit the number of entities that could participate on the plaintiff or defendant sides.2023, Jacek Gordon, English in Law. From the entry assession
  • The plaintiff regarded Salvation Jane as a noxious weed.2001, Law Book Company, The Federal Law Reports, volume 162, page 447. From the entry salvation Jane
  • Plaintiff, a child injured during birth, alleges that defendant hospital intentionally destroyed evidence relevant to his malpractice action against the hospital.1998 May 11, [Joyce Luther] Kennard, Associate Justice, Supreme Court of California, “Cedars-Sinai Medical Center v. Superior Court…. From the entry spoliation
  • If the defendant denied entirely or only partially, his own oath was conclusive on the point, unless the plaintiff counterswore.1926, Thomas Peter Ellis, Welsh Tribal Law and Custom in the Middle Ages, volume 2, page 374. From the entry counterswear
  • The contract between the plaintiff and the defendant required the plaintiff to sell and deliver to the defendant a nonintoxicating beverage.1912, Southeastern Reporter, 73 Jan 13 - Mar 30. From the entry nonintoxicating
  • The Osaka High Court modified the judgement in favor of the plaintiffs, and the State of Japan appealed to the Supreme Court.2016, Waseda Bulletin of Comparative Law Vol. 34. From the entry State of Japan
  • Some states have implemented presuit statutes wherein the parties (plaintiff and defendant) must complete a presuit investigation of any claim relative to medical malpractice.2009, Sheila K. Nicholson, The Physical Therapist's Business Practice and Legal Guide, page 272. From the entry presuit
  • And, they pointed out in lawyerspeak, “the subplot in plaintiffs’ screenplay about Gordo and his defecation obsession has no analogue in defendants’ motion picture.”2007 February 22, William Glaberson, “Dodgeballs and Jokes May Seem Too Close for Comfort”, in New York Times. From the entry lawyerspeak
  • Plaintiffs with nontried cases receive their claimed amount multiplied by the ratio of awarded damages to claimed damages in the tried subset.2002, Alexander Tabarrok, Entrepreneurial economics: bright ideas from the dismal science. From the entry nontried
  • The plaintiff was painted in an unfavourable light in an interlocutory judgment by the High Court of Johore instituted by one Mdm Tara Rajaratnam.2001, Sook Yee Tan, Hang Wu Tang, “12. EQUITY, TRUST AND RESTITUTION”, in SAL Annual Review 2001, pages 209–210. From the entry MDM
  • However, on appeal to the Privy Council, the plaintiff reached a settlement with Mdm Rajaratnam who withdrew all her allegations of fraud against the plaintiff.2001, Sook Yee Tan, Hang Wu Tang, “12. EQUITY, TRUST AND RESTITUTION”, in SAL Annual Review 2001, pages 209–210. From the entry MDM
  • One way to approach the problem of intersectionality is to examine how courts frame and interpret the stories of Black women plaintiffs.1989, Kimberlé [Williams] Crenshaw, “Demarginalizing the Intersection of Race and Sex: A Black Feminist Critique of Antidiscrimination…. From the entry intersectionality
  • At issue in this case is whether plaintiff Maurice Uchitel may maintain a suit for breach of warranty on the part of seller F.R.1981, Reports of Selected Cases Decided in Courts of the State of New York Other Than the court of Appeals and the Appellate Division of…. From the entry mistailored
  • Well, there would not be anything particularly reprehensive in a plaintiff wanting to go to a forum where the verdict would be larger.1948, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary, Limitation of Venue in Certain Actions Brought Under the Employers'…. From the entry reprehensive

Meaning of plaintiff

  1. noun A party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accuser.

Full definition of plaintiff

Questions about plaintiff in a sentence

How do you use plaintiff in a sentence?
Plaintiff is used as a noun. For example: “The subpoena required that the company document their communication with the plaintiff.”
What is a short sentence with plaintiff?
“The plaintiff appealed the decision to the appellate court.”
What does plaintiff mean?
Plaintiff means a party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accuser.

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