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petitioner vs plaintiff

plaintiff vs petitioner

petitioner and plaintiff both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
petitioner Yes No No No
plaintiff Yes No No No
As nouns, plaintiff is a hypernym of petitioner; that is, plaintiff 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
  • plaintiff: a person who brings an action in a court of law
Other hypernyms of petitioner include complainant.
petitioner (noun) plaintiff (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 plaintiff

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