relator

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If it intervenes, it takes over management of the lawsuit though the relator remains a party; the latter can receive 15% to 25% of any recovery.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2024

The plaintiff, called a relator, sends the lawsuit and a statement to federal authorities, who can choose to intervene.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 31, 2023

Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, the general relator for the event, called the inclusion of women and lay members in the voting pool “not a revolution but an important change.”

From Washington Times • Apr. 26, 2023

His wife, who filed for divorce on June 1, a week after George Floyd was killed, worked as a photographer and relator at the time.

From Slate • Jul. 23, 2020

"Fratricide from literary jealousy," observes the relator of this anecdote, "was a crime reserved for a modern French revolutionist."

From Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions by Disraeli, Isaac