Litigant
11litigant — litigant, ante (li ti ghan, ghan t ) adj. Terme vieilli de jurisprudence. Qui contient un litige. REMARQUE Mirabeau, à tort, a dit litigeant : Un tribunal est élevé entre les parties litigeantes pour examiner la plainte et la défense,… …
12litigant — [lit′i gənt] adj. [Fr < L litigans] Rare engaged in litigation n. a party to a lawsuit …
13litigant — UK [ˈlɪtɪɡənt] / US noun [countable] Word forms litigant : singular litigant plural litigants legal someone who is involved in a disagreement that is being examined in a court of law …
14litigant — noun Date: 1659 one engaged in a lawsuit • litigant adjective …
15litigant — /lit i geuhnt/, n. 1. a person engaged in a lawsuit. adj. 2. litigating; engaged in a lawsuit. [1630 40; < L litigant (s. of litigans, prp. of litigare to go to law), equiv. to lit (s. of lis) a lawsuit + ig (comb. form of agere to carry on) +… …
16litigant — Synonyms and related words: accessory, accused, actionable, appellant, appellee, bitter ender, brawler, causidical, defendant, diehard, disputant, dissentient, dissident, intransigent, irreconcilable, last ditcher, litigable, litigationist,… …
17litigant — [[t]lɪ̱tɪgənt[/t]] litigants N COUNT A litigant is a person who is involved in a civil legal case, either because they are making a formal complaint about someone, or because a complaint is being made about them. [LEGAL] …
18Litigant in person — A litigant in person ( in propria persona or in pro per ) is someone who is engaged in litigation without legal representation. Since they are conducting the case themselves they are usually at a disadvantage when facing professionally qualified… …
19litigant in person — noun A litigant without an attorney …
20LITIGANT — ANTE. adj. T. de Jurispr. Plaidant, ou qui plaide. Il y a plusieurs parties litigantes dans cette affaire. Il est vieux …
