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Plaintiff: A person who brings an action, the party who complains or sues in a personal action and is so named on the record.

Compurgation: In addition to trial by ordeal, compurgation was the medieval law practice among Christianized Anglo-Saxon tribes to determine innocence. A man accused of a crime would publicly swear to his . . . View Full Definition

Fact-Finding Conference: An informal meeting directed by the EEOC to settle discrimination complaints between an employer and the plaintiff.

Collective Action : A federal agency procedure that permits the aggregation of hundreds or thousands of claims requiring only that the employees be “similarly situated.” The collective action may be maintaine . . . View Full Definition

Attorney: A professional individual who is authorized to practice law and can be legally appointed by either a plaintiff or a defendant to provide legal advice or act as a legal agent on their behalf . . . View Full Definition

Attachment: Means that goods held by the person in debt, eg a car, are 'frozen'. Anything that has been frozen ('attached') can be sold. The money raised is then handed over to the person who is owed the money.