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complainant vs petitioner

petitioner vs complainant

complainant and petitioner both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
complainant Yes No No No
petitioner Yes No No No
As nouns, petitioner is a hyponym of complainant; that is, petitioner is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than complainant:
  • complainant: a person who brings an action in a court of law
  • petitioner: someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right
Other hyponyms of complainant include suer.
complainant (noun) petitioner (noun)
a person who brings an action in a court of law one praying humbly for something
someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right
Difference between complainant and petitioner

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