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li⋅bel⋅ant

  [lahy-buh-luhnt]
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–noun Law.
a person who libels, or institutes suit.
Also, especially British, li⋅bel⋅lant.

Origin:
1720–30; libel + -ant
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li·bel·ant also li·bel·lant   (lī'bə-lənt)   
n.  The plaintiff in a case of ecclesiastical or admiralty libel.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: libelant
variant of LIBELLANT

Main Entry: li·bel·lant
Variant: also li·bel·ant /'lI-b&-l&nt/
Function: noun
1 : a party who institutes a suit (as in admiralty) by a libel; especially : the petitioner or plaintiff in a divorce proceeding libellant agreed to pay alimony>
2 : LIBELER
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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