co-plaintiff

The co-plaintiff signs the legal document alongside the other party.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who joins with another in filing a legal action: A "co-plaintiff" is an individual who brings a lawsuit together with one or more other plaintiffs, sharing a common legal claim or interest in the case.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The injured passengers filed the lawsuit as co-plaintiffs against the airline. (They jointly brought the legal action.)
  • She became a co-plaintiff in the class action suit to seek compensation. (She joined others in the lawsuit.)

Advanced Usage

• "acting as a co-plaintiff": participating in a legal proceeding alongside another plaintiff.

  • The environmental group acted as a co-plaintiff in the pollution case. (They joined the original plaintiff to strengthen the legal claim.)

• "co-plaintiff status": the legal standing of being a joint plaintiff.

  • The court recognized his co-plaintiff status after he proved his direct interest. (The court allowed him to join the lawsuit.)

Variants and Related Words

• Plaintiff (n): a person who brings a case against another in a court of law.

  • The plaintiff argued that the contract had been broken. (The person initiating the lawsuit.)

• Co-defendant (n): a person who is jointly accused or sued with another.

  • Both drivers were named as co-defendants in the accident lawsuit. (They were sued together.)

Synonyms

• Joint plaintiff: a plaintiff who acts together with another.
• Co-litigant: a person who participates in a lawsuit alongside others.

Related Idioms

• No common idioms are directly associated with "co-plaintiff," as it is a legal term used in formal contexts.

Phrasal Verbs

• No phrasal verbs are associated with "co-plaintiff," as it is a noun with a specific legal meaning.