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petitioner vs complainant

complainant vs petitioner

petitioner and complainant both are nouns.

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

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