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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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Heppner wasn’t a rogue litigant trying to replace his lawyers with a chatbot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Recent analysis by the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory showed that in 80% of cases at least one parent is a litigant in person.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

What if the judiciary treated the federal government itself as a vexatious litigant?

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2025

The courts’ primary remedy in such instances is to find the defiant litigant in contempt of court.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2025

He assumed the rôle of a disinterested party, who, at the request of a litigant, agrees to become an impartial mediator.

From The Evidence in the Case A Discussion of the Moral Responsibility for the War of 1914, as Disclosed by the Diplomatic Records of England, Germany, Russia by Beck, James M. (James Montgomery)




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