litigant

[ lit-i-guhnt ]

/ ˈlɪt ɪ gənt /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR litigant ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a person engaged in a lawsuit.

adjective

litigating; engaged in a lawsuit.

Origin of litigant

1630–40; <Latin lītigant- (stem of lītigāns, present participle of lītigāre to go to law), equivalent to līt- (stem of līs) a lawsuit + -ig- (combining form of agere to carry on) + -ant--ant

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH litigant

litigant , litigator

Words nearby litigant

Lithuanian, lithuresis, lithuria, lithy, litigable, litigant, litigate, litigation, litigation friend, litigator, litigious

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Example sentences from the Web for litigant

Judges are not required to step aside in cases in which they own bonds in one of the parties or receive royalties from a litigant.
Law-Breaking Judges Took Cases That Could Make Them Even Richer|Reity O’Brien, Kytja Weir, Chris Young, Center for Public Integrity|April 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
There are no regular advocates; any litigant may state his own case, or have any one else do it for him.
Fetichism in West Africa|Robert Hamill Nassau
It will easily be perceived that law in this way will be made cheaper to the litigant.
North America, Volume II (of 2)|Anthony Trollope
The litigant chooses his writ, his action, and must stand or fall by his choice.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6|Various

Any litigant so ill-advised as to call him Monsieur Cruchot would soon be made to feel his folly in court.
Eugenie Grandet|Honore de Balzac
The worst cause cannot be so prejudicial to the litigant, as his advocate's or attorney's ignorance or neglect of these forms.
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. I. (of 12)|Edmund Burke

British Dictionary definitions for litigant

litigant

/ (ˈlɪtɪɡənt) /

noun

a party to a lawsuit

adjective

engaged in litigation

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单词	litigant
释义	litigant [ lit-i-guhnt ] / ˈlɪt ɪ gənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR litigant ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person engaged in a lawsuit. adjective litigating; engaged in a lawsuit. Origin of litigant 1630–40; <Latin lītigant- (stem of lītigāns, present participle of lītigāre to go to law), equivalent to līt- (stem of līs) a lawsuit + -ig- (combining form of agere to carry on) + -ant--ant WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH litigant litigant , litigator Words nearby litigant Lithuanian, lithuresis, lithuria, lithy, litigable, litigant, litigate, litigation, litigation friend, litigator, litigious Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for litigant Judges are not required to step aside in cases in which they own bonds in one of the parties or receive royalties from a litigant. Law-Breaking Judges Took Cases That Could Make Them Even Richer\|Reity O’Brien, Kytja Weir, Chris Young, Center for Public Integrity\|April 28, 2014\|DAILY BEAST There are no regular advocates; any litigant may state his own case, or have any one else do it for him. Fetichism in West Africa\|Robert Hamill Nassau It will easily be perceived that law in this way will be made cheaper to the litigant. North America, Volume II (of 2)\|Anthony Trollope The litigant chooses his writ, his action, and must stand or fall by his choice. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6\|Various Any litigant so ill-advised as to call him Monsieur Cruchot would soon be made to feel his folly in court. Eugenie Grandet\|Honore de Balzac The worst cause cannot be so prejudicial to the litigant, as his advocate's or attorney's ignorance or neglect of these forms. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. I. (of 12)\|Edmund Burke British Dictionary definitions for litigant litigant / (ˈlɪtɪɡənt) / noun a party to a lawsuit adjective engaged in litigation Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to litigant enemy, competitor, candidate, foe, rival, player, challenger, opposition, aspirant, adversary, complainant, prosecutor, prisoner, defendant, suspect, offender, opposer, assailant, bandit, entrant
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litigant

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adjective

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