litigant

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litigant

  • /ˈlɪtɪɡənt/

Where it comes from

From French litigant, from Middle French, from Latin litigans.

noun litigants

  1. A party suing or being sued in a lawsuit, or otherwise calling upon the judicial process to determine the outcome of a suit.

adjective more litigant · most litigant

  1. Disposed to litigate; contending in law; engaged in a lawsuit. the parties litigant

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noun a party suing or being sued in a lawsuit

中文訴訟當事人 /诉讼当事人 sùsòng dāngshìrén
हिन्दीप्रतिवादी prativādī

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"litigant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/litigant. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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litigant. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/litigant

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"litigant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/litigant.

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@misc{litigant_2026,
  title = {litigant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/litigant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}