| slander | the plaintif alleged that he had been ~ed by the defendant, plaintif itu mengatakan bahawa dia telah dislander oleh defendan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| plaintiff | n plaintif, pihak menuntut: costs were awarded to the ~,kos-kos diberikan kpd plaintif. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| suitor | n 1. (leg.) plaintif; 2. (dated) man who courts a woman, pelamar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| petitioner | n 1. one who signs a petition, penandatangan petisyen; 2. (UK), ( leg. ) plaintif in a divorce suit, pempetisyen. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| judg (e)ment | by a judge or court, keputusan (hakim, mahkamah): the ~ was in favour of the plaintiff, keputusan hakim itu memihak kpd plaintif; 4. criticism, kritikan; 5. (as sign of divine displeasure) balasan Tuhan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| swingeing | adj (UK) punitive, causing pain or hardship, (amat) besar: the damages awarded to the plaintiff were, ganti rugi yg diawardkan kpd plaintif itu amat besar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| recover | ~ o’s losses, menutup kerugian sso: they worked hard to ~ their losses, mereka bekerja keras utk menutup kerugian mereka; 5. gain by legal process, mendapat: the plaintiff ~ed damages for false arrest, plaintif itu mendapat ganti rugi krn tersalah tangkap; 6. reclaim, menebus guna: each year more and more land was ~ed from the sea, setiap tahun makin banyak lagi tanah ditebus guna dr laut; 7. obtain (useful substances) from waste, mendapatkan: to ~ gold from ore, mendapatkan emas dr bijih; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| cost | n 1. price, charge, harga: the ~ of each book, harga setiap buku; 2. outlay, expense, kos: ~ of production, kos pengeluaran; fixed ~, kos tetap; labour ~s, kos buruh; marginal ~, kos marginal; 3. (in pl), (leg.) kos: the plaintiff was awarded ~s, plaintif itu dibayar kos; 4. sacrifice, pengorbanan: the ~ in human lives and suffering was great, pengorbanan dr segi jiwa dan penderitaan adalah besar; at the ~ of, sehingga mengorbankan: he saved his friend from the gallows at the ~ of his own life, dia menyelamatkan sahabatnya drpd tali gantung sehingga mengorbankan nyawanya sendiri; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |