Litigant

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  • noun. A party engaged in a lawsuit.
  • adjective. Engaged in a lawsuit.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Disposed to litigate; contending in law; engaged in a lawsuit.
  • noun. One who is a party to a suit at law.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A person engaged in a lawsuit.
  • adjective. Disposed to litigate; contending in law; engaged in a lawsuit.
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  • noun. A party suing or being sued in a lawsuit, or otherwise calling upon the judicial process to determine the outcome of a suit.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. (law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation
    • Word Usage
    "The end result, the court stated: "Three strikes is more than enough . . . to call a litigant out.""
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    party  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    appellant  complainant  defendant  filer  plaintiff  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    complainant  detractor  diddy  disturber  juror  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    accessory  accused  actionable  appellant  appellee  
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