complainant
Collocations
2VERB + COMPLAINANT
see
ADV.
politely
Definitions
noun
One who makes complaint, one who complains.
1708-1714 Jeremy Collier, Ecclesiastical History of Great Britain Eager complainants […] in the dispute.
Heading the complainants is Sir Edward le Breton, Lord of the Manor of Loders, and a member of Bridport Rural Council.
The party that brings a civil lawsuit against another; the plaintiff.
An alleged victim in a criminal investigation or trial.
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31708-1714 Jeremy Collier, Ecclesiastical History of Great Britain Eager complainants […] in the dispute.
WiktionaryHeading the complainants is Sir Edward le Breton, Lord of the Manor of Loders, and a member of Bridport Rural Council.
WiktionaryThe Southern Region takes, in the main, a candid line with its public. [...] An ill-informed attempt to blackguard the railway publicly is likely to see the complainant put politely—but very firmly—in
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