accuser

noun

Definition of accusernext
1
as in harasser

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2
as in petitioner

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accuser
  1. petitioner
  2. troublemaker
  3. appellant
  4. defendant
  5. tormentor
  6. plaintiff
  7. complainant
  8. heckler
Noun
  • The filing named Frozen Moments, LLC as the petitioner.
    KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Dalton had already ruled that way in September, at which point the petitioners submitted their applications to regain their rights to vote, according to their attorney Keeda J. Haynes.
    Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of petitioner
Noun
  • Which of you was the bigger troublemaker growing up?
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Part Two In the sequel to The Christmas Chronicles, Russell and Hawn reprise their roles as Mr. and Mrs. Claus as the North Pole is threatened by a mysterious new troublemaker.
    Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of troublemaker
Noun
  • In a 242-page appellant’s opening brief, the lawyers allege that key witness testimonies changed over time, that the court excluded significant exculpatory evidence and that judicial rulings skewed the jury’s view of the evidence against Masterson.
    Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
  • On Thursday, attorneys for the That ’70s Show star filed a 242-page appellant’s opening brief demanding an overturning of Masterson’s guilty verdict — the culmination of a weeks-long, high-profile jury trial that concluded in September 2023.
    Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of appellant
Noun
  • The last idea is drawn from what some states do when a defendant dies after conviction but before sentencing.
    Michael R. Sisak, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Trump's suits often demand extraordinary figures from the defendants.
    Graham Kates, CBS News, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of defendant
Noun
  • But Hasina’s ouster both expunged his legal travails and presented a late career change as his tormentor’s successor.
    Charlie Campbell, TIME, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Things immediately feel amiss the moment the Sisters first meet their charming tormentor.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
Definition of tormentor
Noun
  • The lawsuit was filed in October in Miami-Dade County on behalf of a single plaintiff and amended this month to add five new plaintiffs, all residents of the jurisdiction that the complaint points out is uniquely vulnerable to hotter temperatures, rising seas and more damaging storms.
    Amy Green, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • This viewpoint echoes one raised by the plaintiffs’ lead attorney, Jeffrey Kessler, in a filing earlier on Monday.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of plaintiff
Noun
  • The complainant intervened to protect the children, at which time Young fled and ultimately encountered the girl (also in middle school) walking to the stop in the area of Church Street, according to the sheriff’s office.
    Brian Bell, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The new regulations require district staff members to explain the process to file Title IX complaints or promptly contact complainants to discuss supportive measures like counseling or schedule changes.
    Jo Yurcaba, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of complainant
Noun
  • The video shows an interaction between Jason Kelce and a heckler outside the university’s football stadium where Penn State played Ohio State on Saturday.
    Jill Martin, CNN, 6 Nov. 2024
  • It was filmed by the heckler and by those who witnessed Kelce snatch his phone and smash it onto the ground.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of heckler
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