Litigant - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Litigant :  (noun)

1: (law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation; "plaintiffs and defendants are both litigants" [syn: litigator]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Litigant : \Lit"i*gant\, a. [L. litigans, -antis, p. pr. of litigare: cf. F. litigant. See Litigate.] Disposed to litigate; contending in law; engaged in a lawsuit; as, the parties litigant. --Ayliffe.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Litigant : \Lit"i*gant\, n. A person engaged in a lawsuit.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

LITIGANT. One engaged in a suit; one fond of litigation.

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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