complainant

n. Law
A party that makes a complaint or files a formal charge, as in a court of law; a plaintiff.

noun

One that makes a formal complaint, especially in court: accuser, claimant, plaintiff. See law.

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

A plaintiff; a person who commences a civil lawsuit against another, known as the defendant, in order to remedy an alleged wrong. An individual who files a written accusation with the police charging a suspect with the commission of a crime and providing facts to support the allegation and which results in the criminal prosecution of the suspect.

Once the suspect is indicted, the state becomes the complainant since the alleged wrong is considered a crime against the state.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a person who brings an action in a court of law
  Synonym: plaintiff

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - sagsøger

Nederlands (Dutch)
aanklager/eiser

Français (French)
n. - (Jur) plaignant, demandeur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Ankläger

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (νομ.) ενάγων, μηνυτής

Italiano (Italian)
querelante

Português (Portuguese)
n. - queixoso (m)

Русский (Russian)
истец

Español (Spanish)
n. - querellante, demandante

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - klagande, kärande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
发牢骚的人, 原告

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 發牢騷的人, 原告

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 원고

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 原告

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) المشتكي, المدعي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תובע, מתלונן‬

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