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litigant

[lit-i-guhnt] / ˈlɪt ɪ gənt /
NOUN
defendant
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NOUN
plaintiff
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NOUN
respondent
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Article III of the Constitution “guarantees every litigant . . . the right to an independent and impartial tribunal,” the AGs write.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 8, 2026

The judge said it was "most unsatisfactory" that a litigant would attack the jury and accused him of disregarding the court rules.

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2024

Ridley-Thomas’ appellate case marks Watford’s first time appearing as a litigant before his former colleagues since he left the bench in 2023.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2024

“The idea that no person with a Democratic background could rule on a Republican litigant or no Republican judge could rule on a Democratic litigant would be impossible,” Geyh said.

From Salon ● May 22, 2024

The Normans introduced the system of trial by battle, under the belief that God would intervene to give victory to the litigant whose cause was just.

From A Student's History of England, v. 1 (of 3) From the earliest times to the Death of King Edward VII by Samuel Rawson Gardiner




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