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Plaintiff

Part of speech: noun

Sense 1: In a legal context, the person who brings a case against another in a court of law.

Example sentence: The plaintiff presented compelling evidence to support their claim.

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Sense 2: In general usage, an individual who complains or makes an accusation against someone else.

Example sentence: The neighbor filed a noise complaint and became the plaintiff in a dispute with the local pub.

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