Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A party engaged in a lawsuit.
- adjective Engaged in a lawsuit.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Disposed to litigate; contending in law; engaged in a lawsuit.
- noun One who is a party to a suit at law.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A person engaged in a lawsuit.
- adjective Disposed to litigate; contending in law; engaged in a lawsuit.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun law A party suing or being sued in a
lawsuit , or otherwise calling upon the judicial process to determine the outcome of a suit.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The end result, the court stated: "Three strikes is more than enough . . . to call a litigant out."
Forbes.com: News Forbes 2011
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Justice Breyer asked: What if the litigant was a criminal defendant who made a mistake in one part of his proffered jury instructions?
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CHARLESTON - West Virginia Chief Supreme Court Justice Brent Benjamin acknowledges there is no "white line" to guide judges in matters where a litigant is the chief contributor to his campaign, and he is glad the U.S.
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Maclean's is the kind of litigant with the resources to go all the way to the Supreme Court.
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Maclean's is the kind of litigant with the resources to go all the way to the Supreme Court.
Buzz - Ezra Levant 2008
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And I especially doubt any litigant would try to influence Thomas because his views can usually be predicted (someone like Kennedy would be a better target, though still unlikely for the reasons in the prior sentence).
The Volokh Conspiracy » Justice Thomas and Judge Reinhardt 2010
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Similarly, if a spouse were an attorney at a firm or a high-ranking officer at a corp they likewise would directly financially benefit from work offered by a S Ct litigant.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Justice Thomas and Judge Reinhardt 2010
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A S Ct litigant could have given the College a large donation to attempt to influence C. Thomas.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Justice Thomas and Judge Reinhardt 2010
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Those decisions have been made not to serve the interests of any one litigant, but always to serve the larger interest of impartial justice.
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Or if the spouse worked at a non-profit to help feed the poor/heal the sick/make sure our children is learning, a litigant could have made donations to those ot influence the justice.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Justice Thomas and Judge Reinhardt 2010
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