NOUN | person | litigator, litigant | (law) a party to a lawsuit |
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Sounds | lih'tahgey.ter | |
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Rhymes | abductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter... |
Meaning | (law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation. | |
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Synonym | litigant | |
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 |
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