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noun VERB + PLAINTIFF compensate PLAINTIFF + VERB bring an action (against sb), sue sb | allege sth, argue sth, claim sth, contend sth, seek sth, submit sth The plaintiff claimed that the correct procedures had not been followed. | obtain sth, prove sth The plaintiffs obtained an injunction in the High Court. PREP. against the ~ Costs were awarded against the plaintiff. | on behalf of the ~ the lawyer appearing on behalf of the plaintiff
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