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Plaintiff vs Suitor - What's the difference?

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In legal|lang=en terms the difference between plaintiff and suitor

is that plaintiff is (legal) a party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accusers while suitor is (legal) a party to a suit or litigation.

As nouns the difference between plaintiff and suitor

is that plaintiff is (legal) a party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accusers while suitor is (legal) a party to a suit or litigation.

As a verb suitor is

to play the suitor; to woo; to make love.

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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    suitor

    English

    Alternative forms

    * suitour (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (legal) A party to a suit or litigation.
  • One who sues, petitions, solicits, or entreats; a petitioner.
  • One who sues for the hand of a woman in marriage; a wooer; one who courts a mistress.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To play the suitor; to woo; to make love.

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