For example The defendant was instructed to make a payment into court immediately. Show source/s Plain English Campaign Give feedback This page is not useful This page is useful Thank you for your feedback. If you have another few minutes please take the time to tell us about our new Dictionary service. Thank you for your feedback. If you could tell us more, it would really help. Submit
Plaintiff The person who goes to court to make a claim against someone else. (Since April 1999, this term has been replaced with 'claimant'.)