plaintiff
plaintiff
subs.
Use P. and V. ὁ διώκων, P. ἀντίδικος, ὁ or ἡ.
Be plaintiff, v.: P. and V. διώκειν.
subs.
Use P. and V. ὁ διώκων, P. ἀντίδικος, ὁ or ἡ.
Be plaintiff, v.: P. and V. διώκειν.
plaintiff:
1. pĕtītor, f pĕtītrix, (one who claims aught in law): to appear in the character of p., petitoris personam capere, Cic. Quint. 13, extr. (as distinct from that of an accuser, accusator: id. de Or. 1, 37.).
2. expr. by verb, is qui (ea quae) petit, opp. to unde petitur (the defendant): Ter. Eun. prol. 12. (In a criminal case, where damages are not sought, the plaintiff is accusator.)
1. pĕtītor, f pĕtītrix, (one who claims aught in law): to appear in the character of p., petitoris personam capere, Cic. Quint. 13, extr. (as distinct from that of an accuser, accusator: id. de Or. 1, 37.).
2. expr. by verb, is qui (ea quae) petit, opp. to unde petitur (the defendant): Ter. Eun. prol. 12. (In a criminal case, where damages are not sought, the plaintiff is accusator.)