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Definitions of plaintiff
  1. noun
    a person who brings an action in a court of law

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  • answer the principal pleading by the defendant in response to plaintiff's complaint; in criminal law it consists of the defendant's plea of `guilty' or `not guilty' (or nolo contendere); in civil law it must contain denials of all allegations in the plaintiff's complaint that the defendant hopes to controvert and it can contain affirmative defenses or counterclaims
  • complaint (civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based
  • execution a routine court order that attempts to enforce the judgment that has been granted to a plaintiff by authorizing a sheriff to carry it out
  • rebuttal (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder
  • libel the written statement of a plaintiff explaining the cause of action (the defamation) and any relief he seeks
  • replication (law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant's plea or answer
  • rejoinder (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication
  • judgment by default a judgment entered in favor of the plaintiff when the defendant defaults (fails to appear in court)
  • surrejoinder (law) a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant's rejoinder
  • non prosequitur a judgment entered in favor of the defendant when the plaintiff has not continued his action (e.g., has not appeared in court)
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