plaintiff's claim

  • 1claim — n [Old French, from clamer to call, claim, from Latin clamare to shout, proclaim] 1 a: a demand for something (as money) due or believed to be due; specif: a demand for a benefit (as under the workers compensation law) or contractual payment (as… …

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  • 2plaintiff — plain·tiff / plān təf/ n [Middle French plaintif, from plaintif, adj., grieving, from plaint lamentation, from Latin planctus, from plangere to strike, beat one s breast, lament]: the party who institutes a legal action or claim (as a… …

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  • 3claim of cognizance — or of consuance An intervention by a third person, claiming jurisdiction or demanding judicature in cause, which plaintiff has commenced out of the claimant s court. Now obsolete. 2 Bl.Comm. 350, note; 3 Bl.Comm. 298 …

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  • 4claim of consuance — claim of cognizance or of consuance An intervention by a third person, claiming jurisdiction or demanding judicature in cause, which plaintiff has commenced out of the claimant s court. Now obsolete. 2 Bl.Comm. 350, note; 3 Bl.Comm. 298 …

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  • 5claim of cognizance or of consuance — An intervention by a third person, claiming jurisdiction or demanding judicature in cause, which plaintiff has commenced out of the claimant s court. Now obsolete. 2 Bl.Comm. 350, note; 3 Bl.Comm. 298 …

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  • 6claim of cognizance — or of consuance An intervention by a third person, claiming jurisdiction or demanding judicature in cause, which plaintiff has commenced out of the claimant s court. Now obsolete. 2 Bl.Comm. 350, note; 3 Bl.Comm. 298 …

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  • 7claim of consuance — claim of cognizance or of consuance An intervention by a third person, claiming jurisdiction or demanding judicature in cause, which plaintiff has commenced out of the claimant s court. Now obsolete. 2 Bl.Comm. 350, note; 3 Bl.Comm. 298 …

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  • 8claim of cognizance or of consuance — An intervention by a third person, claiming jurisdiction or demanding judicature in cause, which plaintiff has commenced out of the claimant s court. Now obsolete. 2 Bl.Comm. 350, note; 3 Bl.Comm. 298 …

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  • 9Plaintiff — A plaintiff (Π in legal shorthand), also known as a claimant or complainant, is the term used in some jurisdictions for the party who initiates a lawsuit (also known as an action) before a court. By doing so, the plaintiff seeks a legal remedy,… …

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  • 10plaintiff — noun VERB + PLAINTIFF ▪ represent ▪ compensate PLAINTIFF + VERB ▪ bring an action (against sb), sue sb ▪ allege sth, argue sth …

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