relator
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The government had declined to intervene in the lawsuit but praised the relator for having “diligently pursued this matter on behalf of the United States” over a decade.
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
Only “when the government decides it does not want to join the case can the relator proceed independently.”
From Slate ● Feb. 10, 2022
"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 Isaac Disraeli
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