litigant

Speech parts

1. litigant - Noun

2. litigant - Adjective

Meaning

Disposed to litigate; contending in law; engaged in a lawsuit; as, the parties litigant.

A person engaged in a lawsuit.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

litigator interest party challenger petitioner aspirant resister enemy agent accused candidate controversial opponent rival prisoner
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Antonyms

comrade exponent pal friend partner allies
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Hypernyms

party

Hyponyms

defendant suspect plaintiff complainant filer appellant

Phrases with the word

conquering litigant winning litigant

Examples

There is no higher principle for the guidance of the Court than the one that no act of Courts should harm a litigant and it is the bounden duty of Courts to see that if a person is harmed by a mistake of the Court he should be restored to the position he would have occupied but for that mistake. Mohammad Hidayatullah

A litigant to winning so devotes his energies That he never gives his neighbours or himself a moment's rest, But for every other pleasure he has neither ears nor eyes. Pietro Nelli

FORMA PAUPERIS. Latin In the character of a poor person a method by which a litigant without money for lawyers is considerately permitted to lose his case. Ambrose Bierce

plaintiffs and defendants are both litigants Source: Internet

A corollary of this was that, at least acclaimed by defendants, if a court had made an unjust decision, it must have been because it had been misled by a litigant. Source: Internet

In-person court appearances shall be limited to only the litigant(s) and his/her attorney of record and the necessary court personnel. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

litidionite Litig. litigable litigant in person litigate litigation