litigant
pronunciation
How to pronounce litigant in British English:
UK [ˈlɪtɪgənt]
How to pronounce litigant in American English:
US [ˈlɪtɪɡənt]
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- Noun:
- (law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation
Word Origin
- litigant
- 1630s (adj.); 1650s (n.), from French litigant, from Latin litigantem (nominative litigans), present participle of litigare (see litigation).
Example
- 1. Then there are the complications when a chinese litigant loses .
- 2. But in a trial , he fight with the litigant on court .
- 3. By analyzing two cases , this paper further shows that it is of value and significance to study the criteria to identify a litigant .
- 4. Before the litigant makes the choice , no applicable law of contract exists , and thus no legal evasion .
- 5. Law.com reports today on a lawsuit from a texas-based emergency broadcast technology company alleging that by designing its system in a way that allows twitter to be used for emergency broadcasts , twitter has violated the litigant 's patent .