plaignant

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /plɛ.ɲɑ̃/, /ple.ɲɑ̃/

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Participle

plaignant

1. present participle of plaindre

Noun

plaignant m (plural plaignants, feminine plaignante)

1. (law) plaintiff; prosecutor
   • 2020 June 19, “Stopper la haine sur Internet”, in Le Monde‎^[1]:

     Le lourd formalisme exigé des éventuels plaignants et l’amende prévue en cas de dénonciation inexacte, rendent ce texte inopérant.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Adjective

plaignant (feminine plaignante, masculine plural plaignants, feminine plural plaignantes)

1. (law) prosecuting

Further reading

• “plaignant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.