as in plaintiff
the person in a legal proceeding who makes a charge of wrongdoing against another
the complainant charged that the defendant had broken the ironclad contract that both had signed
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In the 2024 session, the Legislature passed a major change to Florida’s ethics law (SB 7014), requiring a complainant to have personal knowledge of the facts of a case.
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Barbara Sharief, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2024
In one case, a complainant alleged she was unlawfully stopped by Baltimore Police because there was no stop sign at the intersection for which she’d been given a warning.
—Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 22 July 2024
Maryam Alwan, one of the complainants, told USA TODAY the harassment – both online and in person – has impeded her academic progress.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
Amazon has been a prolific complainant since 2018, filing at least 42 cases over counterfeit products, 38 for reviews fraud, three for copyright abuse, and, recently, two for bogus product returns.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 15 Aug. 2024
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Barbara Sharief, Sun Sentinel, 25 July 2024
In one case, a complainant alleged she was unlawfully stopped by Baltimore Police because there was no stop sign at the intersection for which she’d been given a warning.
—Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 22 July 2024
Maryam Alwan, one of the complainants, told USA TODAY the harassment – both online and in person – has impeded her academic progress.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 26 Apr. 2024
Amazon has been a prolific complainant since 2018, filing at least 42 cases over counterfeit products, 38 for reviews fraud, three for copyright abuse, and, recently, two for bogus product returns.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 15 Aug. 2024
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“Complainant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/complainant. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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