litigant

lit·i·gant  (lt-gnt)

n.

A party engaged in a lawsuit.

adj.

Engaged in a lawsuit.

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[French, from Old French, from Latin ltigns, ltigant-, a disputant, from present participle of ltigre, to bring suit; see litigate.]

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litigant [ˈlɪtɪgənt]

n

(Law) a party to a lawsuit

adj

(Law) engaged in litigation

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

litigant - (law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation; "plaintiffs and defendants are both litigants" litigator law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" defendant, suspect - a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused appellant, plaintiff in error - the party who appeals a decision of a lower court filer - a party who files a notice with a law court party - a person involved in legal proceedings; "the party of the first part" complainant, plaintiff - a person who brings an action in a court of law prevailing party - the party in a lawsuit who obtains a judgment in their own favor

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litigant

noun claimant, party, plaintiff, contestant, litigator, disputant The litigant should first write to the defendant.

Translations

litigant [ˈlɪtɪgənt] N → litigante mf

litigant

n → prozessführende Partei; the litigants → die Prozessgegner pl, → die prozessführenden Parteien

litigant [ˈlɪtɪgənt] n → litigante m/f

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litigant [ˈlɪtɪgənt] n → litigante m/f