Meaning | (law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation. |
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Example | "plaintiffs and defendants are both litigants" |
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Synonym | litigator |
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Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
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Narrower | appellant, plaintiff in error | The party who appeals a decision of a lower court |
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defendant, suspect | A person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law |
filer | A party who files a notice with a law court |
plaintiff, complainant | 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 |
Broader | party | A person involved in legal proceedings |
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Spanish | litigante |
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Catalan | litigant |
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Verbs | litigate | engage in legal proceedings |
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