Legal Definition and Related Resources of Litigant
Meaning of Litigant
A party to a lawsuit ; one engaged litigation ; usually spoken of active partir not of nominal ones.
Litigant Alternative Definition
One engaged in a suit; one fond of litigation.
Litigant Legal Definition
A party to a lawsuit.
United States Constitutional Meaning of Litigant
A party to a legal action.
Synonyms of Litigant
Synonyms of Litigant
noun
- adversary
- adverse party
- appellant
- appellee
- claimant
- complainant
- contender
- contestant
- controversialist
- correspondent
- defendant
- the defense
- disputant
- intervenor
- legal adversary
- legal opponent
- litigationist
- litigator
- opponent
- opponent in a lawsuit
- party
- party to a suit
- petitioner
- plaintiff
- respondent
- suitor
Related Entries of Litigant in the Encyclopedia of Law Project
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Litigant in Historical Law
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Legal Abbreviations and Acronyms
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English Spanish Translation of Litigant
Litigante (m. o f.)
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Litigant in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of litigant.
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See Also
- Law Enforcement Officer
- Police
- Law Enforcement Agency
Further Reading
- litigant in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
- litigant in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
- A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis
Meaning of Litigant in the U.S. Legal System
Definition of Litigant published by the National Association for Court Management: A party to a lawsuit. Litigation refers to a case, controversy, or lawsuit.
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