Examples of complainant in a Sentence
the complainant charged that the defendant had broken the ironclad contract that both had signed
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Meanwhile, one of the responding officers identified the suspect seen in surveillance footage as the complainant in a domestic violence call earlier this year on Walnut Street.
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Patrick Damp, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Cleveland Horton, executive director of the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights, spearheaded the bill that would have created a private right of action and given his office the authority to seek punitive damages on behalf of complainants.
—Delano Squires, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2026
The severance pay period for the complainant is listed at $39,250.
—John Parkinson, ABC News, 5 May 2026
Each complaint would first receive a preliminary interview with the complainant, conducted by an uninvolved supervisor and then forwarded for determination of the appropriate level of investigation.
—Sierra Van Der Brug, Daily News, 4 May 2026
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Patrick Damp, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Cleveland Horton, executive director of the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights, spearheaded the bill that would have created a private right of action and given his office the authority to seek punitive damages on behalf of complainants.
—Delano Squires, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2026
The severance pay period for the complainant is listed at $39,250.
—John Parkinson, ABC News, 5 May 2026
Each complaint would first receive a preliminary interview with the complainant, conducted by an uninvolved supervisor and then forwarded for determination of the appropriate level of investigation.
—Sierra Van Der Brug, Daily News, 4 May 2026
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“Complainant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/complainant. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
Copy CitationKids Definition
complainant
noun
com·plain·ant
kəm-ˈplā-nənt 
1
: one who makes a legal complaint
2
: one who complains
Legal Definition
complainant
noun
com·plain·ant
kəm-ˈplā-nənt
: the party (as a plaintiff or petitioner) who makes the complaint in a legal action or proceeding
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