relator
relator n. 告发人(→ex relatione; parens patriae)
relator. 1. The real party in interest in whose name a state or an attorney general brings a lawsuit. See EX REL. [Cases: Attorney General 9. C.J.S. Attorney General §§ 11, 15.] 2. The applicant for a writ, esp. a writ of mandamus, prohibition, or quo warranto. [Cases: Mandamus 144; Prohibition 19; Quo Warranto 30.