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litigant

 
Dictionary: lit·i·gant   (lĭt'ĭ-gənt) pronunciation
n.
A party engaged in a lawsuit.

adj.
Engaged in a lawsuit.

[French, from Old French, from Latin lītigāns, lītigant-, a disputant, from present participle of lītigāre, to bring suit. See litigate.]


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Party actively involved in a lawsuit; Plaintiff or Defendant involved in Litigation.

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A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce


n.

A person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bones.


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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation
  Synonym: litigator


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - procederende part
adj. - procederende part

Nederlands (Dutch)
procederende partij, betrokken bij rechtszaak

Français (French)
n. - (Jur) plaideur
adj. - plaideur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Prozeßpartei
adj. - in einen Prozeß verwickelt

Ελληνική (Greek)
n., -
adj. - (νομ.) αντίδικος, διάδικος

Italiano (Italian)
contendente

Português (Portuguese)
n., -
adj. - litigante (m) (f)

Русский (Russian)
сторона в гражданском процессе

Español (Spanish)
n. - litigante, pleiteante
adj. - litigante, pleiteante

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - tvistande part
adj. - processande, tvistande

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
诉讼当事人, 诉讼关系人, 诉讼的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 訴訟當事人, 訴訟關係人
adj. - 訴訟的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 소송당사자
adj. - 소송에 관여한

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 訴訟当事者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) خصم, طرف في دعوى (صفه) متقاض‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮טוען, בעל-דין, צד במשפט‬
adj. - ‮מעורב במשפט‬


 
 
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