LITIGANT

litigant, litigator

(noun) (law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation; “plaintiffs and defendants are both litigants”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

litigant (plural litigants)

(legal) A party suing or being sued in a lawsuit, or otherwise calling upon the judicial process to determine the outcome of a suit.

Adjective

litigant (comparative more litigant, superlative most litigant)

Disposed to litigate; contending in law; engaged in a lawsuit.

Source: Wiktionary


Lit"i*gant, a. Etym: [L. litigans, -antis, p. pr. of litigare: cf. F. litigant. See Litigate.]

Definition: Disposed to litigate; contending in law; engaged in a lawsuit; as, the parties litigant. Ayliffe.

Lit"i*gant, n.

Definition: A person engaged in a lawsuit.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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