Plaintive vs. Plaintiff

Plaintiveadjective

Sounding sorrowful, mournful or melancholic.

Plaintiveadjective

Repining; complaining; lamenting.

Plaintiveadjective

Expressive of sorrow or melancholy; mournful; sad.

Plaintiveadjective

expressing sorrow

Plaintiveadjective

sounding sad and mournful

Plaintiffnoun

(legal) A party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accusers.

Plaintiffnoun

One who commences a personal action or suit to obtain a remedy for an injury to his rights; - opposed to defendant.

Plaintiffadjective

See Plaintive.

Plaintiffnoun

a person who brings an action in a court of law

Plaintiffnoun

a person who brings a case against another in a court of law

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.