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relator definition

re·la·tor (ri lāt′ər)

noun

  1. a person who relates, or tells; relater
  2. Law a private person at whose prompting or complaint a public action is begun to bring in question the exercise of an office, franchise, etc.

Etymology: L

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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