litigant

[ lit-i-guhnt ]
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noun
  1. a person engaged in a lawsuit.

adjective
  1. litigating; engaged in a lawsuit.

Origin of litigant

1
1630–40; <Latin lītigant- (stem of lītigāns, present participle of lītigāre to go to law), equivalent to līt- (stem of līs) a lawsuit + -ig- (combining form of agere to carry on) + -ant--ant

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British Dictionary definitions for litigant

litigant

/ (ˈlɪtɪɡənt) /


noun
  1. a party to a lawsuit

adjective
  1. engaged in litigation

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