Terms Used In Missouri Laws 530.030

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.

The proceedings for this remedy shall be by a civil action, in which the moving party is plaintiff and the adverse party defendant, and shall otherwise conform, as nearly as practicable, to the code of civil practice, except as otherwise specially provided in this chapter.