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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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“The court reporters the court has on staff are off doing felony trials,” making electronic recording the only alternative for most civil litigants.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2026

Courts and litigants have spent years searching for historical analogs, debating how close is close enough and struggling to determine when a modern regulation meaningfully resembles something from the founding era.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2026

Dr Barry Traill, a wildlife ecologist and volunteer firefighter, is one of the ten litigants.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026

Lawyers and litigants representing themselves who submitted documents containing AI hallucinations were most often using mainstream chatbots, particularly OpenAI's ChatGPT.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

Since litigants were required to represent themselves in court, those who could afford to do so would buy a speech from a professional.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith




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