Plaintive vs. Plaintiff — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Plaintive and Plaintiff
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Plaintive
Sounding sad and mournful
A plaintive cry
Plaintiff
A plaintiff (Π in legal shorthand) is the party who initiates a lawsuit (also known as an action) before a court. By doing so, the plaintiff seeks a legal remedy.
Plaintive
Expressing sorrow; mournful or melancholy.
Plaintiff
A person who brings a case against another in a court of law
The plaintiff commenced an action for damages
Plaintive
Sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.
A typically plaintive song from Radiohead
I can see by your plaintive smile something is wrong, so spill it.
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Plaintiff
The party that institutes a suit in a court.
Plaintive
Repining; complaining; lamenting.
Plaintiff
A party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accuser.
Plaintive
Expressive of sorrow or melancholy; mournful; sad.
Plaintiff
One who commences a personal action or suit to obtain a remedy for an injury to his rights; - opposed to defendant.
Plaintive
Expressing sorrow
Plaintiff
See Plaintive.
Plaintiff
A person who brings an action in a court of law
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