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Noun: complainant  kum'pley-nunt
  1. (law) a person who brings an action in a court of law
    "in common law any degree of contributory negligence would bar the complainant from collecting damages";
    - plaintiff, claimant [Brit]

Derived forms: complainants

Type of: litigant, litigator

Antonym: defendant

Encyclopedia: Complainant