complainant
Defined in 8 dictionaries — U.S. Code, Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)
United States Code
28 U.S.C. § 351 — in this chapter
the term “complainant” means the person filing a complaint under subsection (a) of this section.
42 U.S.C. § 3602 — as used in this subchapter (2 versions over time)
“Complainant” means the person (including the Secretary) who files a complaint under section 3610 of this title.
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
One who makes a complaint. A plaintiff in a suit in chancery is so called. The actor in a chancery suit.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
One who makes a complaint. A plaintiff in a suit in chancery is so called.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
One who complains; the party suing in equity.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In practiee. One who applies to the courts for legal redress; one who exhibits a bill of complaint. This ‘g the proper designation of one suing in equity, though “plaintiff” is often used in equity proceedings as well as at law.
A New Law Dictionary and Glossary
Alexander M. Burrill · 1850
[LaI. querens.] In practice. One who complains of another by mstituting legal proceedings against him. The actor, or party suing in equity, answering to the plaintiff (which has the same sense) at common law. The term plaintiff, however, is also frequently used in equity proceedings.*