Meaning of LITIGANT
| Pronunciation: | | 'litugunt
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| | Definition: | | [n] (law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation; "plaintiffs and defendants are both litigants" |
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| | Synonyms: | | litigator |
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| | See Also: | | appellant, complainant, defendant, filer, party, plaintiff, plaintiff in error, prevailing party, suspect | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Lit"i*gant\, a. [L. litigans, -antis, p. pr. of
litigare: cf. F. litigant. See {Litigate}.]
Disposed to litigate; contending in law; engaged in a
lawsuit; as, the parties litigant. --Ayliffe.
\Lit"i*gant\, n.
A person engaged in a lawsuit.
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| | Definition: | | A party to a lawsuit. |
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| | Related Terms: | | accessory, accused, actionable, appellant, appellee, bitter-ender, brawler, causidical, defendant, diehard, disputant, dissentient, dissident, intransigent, irreconcilable, last-ditcher, litigable, litigationist, litigator, litigatory, litigious, naysayer, negativist, noncooperator, objector, obstructionist, obstructive, opposer, oppositionist, panel, parties litigant, party, petitioner, plaintiff, protester, quarreler, resister, scrapper, suitor, witness, wrangler |
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