A joint plaintiff; one of two or more people who together bring a lawsuit or legal complaint against a defendant.
From prefix 'co-' (together) plus 'plaintiff' (from Old French 'plainte,' meaning complaint, from Latin 'plangere' meaning to strike or beat), indicating shared legal action.
In law, co-plaintiffs pool their strength and resources—multiple victims of the same wrongdoing filing together creates a 'critical mass' that makes ignoring them impossible, which is why class action suits became so powerful.
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