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plaintiff

/ˈpleɪntɪf/

Meanings
noun

Demandante, acusador

A party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accusers.

Examples :

"The plaintiff in the custody case argued that the child's best interests were not being considered. "
El demandante en el caso de custodia argumentó que no se estaban considerando los mejores intereses del niño.
law person

Related Words

Illustration custody

custody noun

/ˈkʌstədiː/

Custodia, tutela

"The court awarded custody of the children to their mother. "

El tribunal otorgó la custodia de los niños a su madre.

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argued verb

/ˈɑːrɡjuːd/ /ˈɑːrɡd/

Argumentar, alegar

"The increase in Sarah's grades argued that she was studying harder. "

El aumento de las calificaciones de Sarah argumentaba que estaba estudiando más duro.

Illustration considered

considered verb

/kənˈsɪdəd/ /kənˈsɪdɚd/

Considerar, reflexionar sobre

"Consider that we’ve had three major events and the year has hardly begun."

Considere que hemos tenido tres eventos importantes y el año apenas ha comenzado.

Illustration against

against preposition

/əˈɡeɪnst/ /əˈɡɛ(ɪ)nst/ /əˈɡɛnst/

contra

"It is hard work to swim against the current."

Es un trabajo duro nadar contra la corriente.

Illustration accusers

accusers noun

/əˈkjuːzərz/

Acusadores

"The accusers in the bullying case presented their evidence to the principal. "

Los acusadores en el caso de acoso escolar presentaron sus pruebas al director.

Illustration bringing

bringing verb

/ˈbɹɪŋɪŋ/

Traer, llevar

"Waiter, please bring me a single malt whiskey."

Illustration child

child noun

/t͡ʃaɪld/

Niño, niña

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

Sé amable con él: no es más que un niño.

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interests noun

/ˈɪnt(ə)ɹɪsts/

Intereses

"Our bank offers borrowers an annual interest of 5%."

Nuestro banco ofrece a los prestatarios un interés anual del 5%.

Illustration defendant

defendant adjective

/dɪˈfɛnd.ənt/

Defensivo

"The defendant posture in the argument was clearly defensive. "

La postura defensiva en la discusión era claramente defensiva.

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argument noun

/ˈɑːɡjʊmənt/ /ˈɑɹɡjumənt/

Argumento, razón

"My argument for staying late was that I needed extra time to finish my project. "

Mi argumento para quedarme hasta tarde fue que necesitaba tiempo extra para terminar mi proyecto.

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civil adjective

/ˈsɪv.əl/

Civil

"She went into civil service because she wanted to help the people."

Ella entró en la función pública porque quería ayudar a la gente.

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party noun

/ˈpɑ(ː)ɾi/ /ˈpɑɹ.ti/ /ˈpɑː.ti/

Parte

"The contract requires that the party of the first part pay the fee."

El contrato exige que la parte de la primera parte pague la tarifa.