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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lit·i·gant (lĭt'ĭ-gənt) ![]() |
[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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n.
A person about to give up his skin for the hope of retaining his bones.
| WordNet: litigant |
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
(law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation
Synonym: litigator
| Translations: Litigant |
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
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) خصم, طرف في دعوى (صفه) متقاض
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - טוען, בעל-דין, צד במשפט
adj. - מעורב במשפט
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