litigant (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *litigant*:
NOUN	person	litigant, litigator	(law) a party to a lawsuit

litigant > pronunciation
Sounds	lih'tihgahnt
Rhymes	abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt...

English > *litigant*: 1 sense > noun 1, person
Meaning	(law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation.
Example	"plaintiffs and defendants are both litigants"
Synonym	litigator
Category	law, jurisprudence	The collection of rules imposed by authority
Narrower	appellant, plaintiff in error	The party who appeals a decision of a lower court
	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
Spanish	litigante
Catalan	litigant
Verbs	litigate	engage in legal proceedings

HyperDic: litigant