For example The defendant was instructed to make a payment into court immediately. Show source/s Plain English Campaign Give feedback This page was not useful This page was 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 answer, if you can tell us more that would really help Update
Plaintiff The person who goes to court to make a claim against someone else. (Since April 1999, this term has been replaced with 'Claimant'.)