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Plaintiff vs Appellant - What's the difference?

plaintiff | appellant |

In lang=en terms the difference between appellant and plaintiff

is that appellant is a litigant or party that is making an appeal in court while plaintiff is a party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accusers.

As an adjective appellant

is of or relating to appeals.

plaintiff

English

(wikipedia plaintiff)

Noun

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

    • Synonyms

    * complainant, litigant

    Antonyms

    * defendant, suspect

    Hypernyms

    * litigant, litigator

    Hyponyms

    * suer, petitioner

    Related terms

    * plaintive

    External links

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    appellant

    English

    Alternative forms

    * appellaunt (obsolete)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (legal) of or relating to appeals
  • * Hallam
    • An appellant jurisdiction.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (legal) a litigant or party that is making an appeal in court.
    • The appellant made her submissions to the court

    Coordinate terms

    * appellee