litigant
Use Litigant in a sentence
ɪ noun
1.
a person engaged in a lawsuit.
adjective
2.
litigating; engaged in a lawsuit.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a party to a lawsuit |
| —adj | |
| 2. | engaged in litigation |
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Litigant
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
litigant
1630s, from Fr. litigant, from L. litigantem, prp. of litigare (see litigation).
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Example sentences
Because appellate courts do not hold trials, there are no litigant, witness or juror responses to consider.
If you have a case pending in court or want to start one, you are a litigant.
The litigant and attorney together agree on who is responsible for completing which specific tasks in the case.
The following are the basic responsibilities of a self-represented litigant.
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