A litigant is a person who is involved in a civil legal case, either because they are making a formal complaint about someone, or because a complaint is being made about them.
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Synonyms: claimant, party, plaintiff, contestant More Synonyms of litigant
litigant in British English
(ˈlɪtɪɡənt)
noun
1.
a party to a lawsuit
adjective
2.
engaged in litigation
litigant in American English
(ˈlɪtɪgənt)
adjective
1. Rare
engaged in litigation
noun
2.
a party to a lawsuit
Word origin
Fr < L litigans
Examples of 'litigant' in a sentence
litigant
The litigants in the case were all detained but their appeals were dismissed.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The role is usually taken by a lay person who advises litigants acting on their own.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But the rise in litigants in person adds to the overall costs.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
He warned of the impact on vulnerable people and of a rise of litigants in person in court.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Judges will need to deal with many more hearings in which litigants in person waste valuable and expensive court resources.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The judges also have to deal now with litigants in person who do not actually know how to conduct litigation themselves.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Soon, the last of the witnesses and potential litigants will be dead.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Others have dropped the work altogether, prompting a rapid rise in the number of litigants in person.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The result was delay, waste of public money and the prejudice of other litigants who were case ready.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Is the rise of DIY litigants the death knell for court lawyers?
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Contrary to popular belief, lawyers look to keeping cases out of court; litigants in person do not.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
But his chief worry is that cuts it will hinder access to justice, fuelling a rise in litigants acting in person and putting pressure on the courts.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
They will trigger a surge in DIY litigants which... will slow down the court process considerably.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
(noun)
Definition
a person involved in a lawsuit
The litigant should first write to the defendant.
Synonyms
claimant
party
It has to be proved that he is the guilty party.
plaintiff
contestant
litigator
disputant
Additional synonyms
in the sense of disputant
Synonyms
contestant,
arguer,
opponent,
contender,
adversary,
antagonist,
debater
in the sense of party
Definition
the person or people who take part in or are involved in something, esp. a legal action or dispute