libellantn.
/ˈlʌɪbələnt/, /ˈlʌɪbəln̩t/, /ˈlʌɪbl̩(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈlaɪbələnt/ 1. Law. One who institutes a suit in an ecclesiastical or admiralty court. Also as adj.
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society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > action of courts in claims or grievances > party in litigation > [noun] > plaintiff > in specific type of action
petitioning creditor1720
libellant1726
replevisor1837
petitioner1854
1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 352 The party Libellant seems to confess whatever is contain'd within the compass and Words of his Libel.
1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 352 If the Libellant propounds any thing in his Libel which makes against himself, he must abide by it.
1804–17 W. Cranch Rep. (Webster 1828) The counsel for the libelant contended [etc.].
1874 J. Deady in Law Times Rep. 31 201/1 The libellants shipped on the Hermine..as ordinary seamen.
1890 Law Times 89 164/1 Successful libellants in a collision suit.
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2. One who publishes a libel; a libeller.In some recent dictionaries.
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