The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word PLAINTIFF
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More clues leading to the result PLAINTIFF
- A record returned in exchange for one bringing case
- One goes to court, clear over disagreement
- One in court with simple argument
- Person bringing action in quarrel with port authority
- Ugly little row gets one in court
- One seeking legal redress for everyday quarrel
- Suitor of unlovely Barney
- Obvious fit, someone bringing a case
- Litigant‘s unsophisticated argument
- A simple falling-out with the defendant? On the contrary
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What does PLAINTIFF mean?
PLAINTIFF noun- A party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accusers.