原告|げんこくgenkoku[0]heiban (flat)

1. noun, lawplaintiff; accuser; prosecutor
   裁判官さいばんかんは原告げんこくに不利ふりな判決はんけつを下くだした。↗

   The judge decided against the plaintiff.

• Related告訴人こくそにんWrittenWritten/formal criminal-procedure term for a qualified complainant who accuses someone to the police or prosecutors; 「原告」 is the party filing a civil suit.
• Related訴訟人そしょうにんWrittenWritten/formal word for a party to a lawsuit (litigant); 「原告」 refers only to the side that brought the suit.
• Antonym被告ひこくNeutralThe opposite party in a lawsuit: the defendant, the side being sued or accused; pairs with 「原告」 as the two parties.

In a civil suit, the party that files it is 「原告」, as in 「原告側」. Use 「告訴人」 for a criminal complainant and 「訴訟人」 for a party to litigation; the antonym is 「被告」.

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1. 民事みんじ訴訟そしょうにおいて、訴うったえを起おこした側がわの当事者とうじしゃのこと。