injured party

noun

The plaintiff in a lawsuit.

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Meanings

nouninjured party (plural injured parties)

plural injured parties

  1. lawThe plaintiff in a lawsuit.
  2. informalThe victim in a situation, the person treated unfairly.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsomeone injured or killed in an accident

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Hungarian sértett
  • sértettplaintiff
Swedish skadelidande
  • skadelidandeplaintiff
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APA

injured party. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/injured%20party

MLA

“injured party.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/injured%20party. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “injured party,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/injured%20party.

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