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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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Example Sentences

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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

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

Even more consequentially, anyone who thinks that an appellate judge will embrace a litigant who has attacked the legal system, the presiding judge, and that judge’s law clerk has no understanding of the real world.

From Slate • Nov. 6, 2023

Its panelled rooms give out a sense of grand-motherly comfort and security, very grateful at first to the hesitating investor, the dubious litigant.

From Three Plays by Granville-Barker The Marrying of Ann Leete; The Voysey Inheritance; Waste by Granville-Barker, Harley




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