litigant
Example Sentences
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Article III of the Constitution “guarantees every litigant . . . the right to an independent and impartial tribunal,” the AGs write.
The Federal Tort Claims Act requires would-be litigants to file an administrative claim for compensation before going to court.
At 9 a.m. on a workday, this area of the Financial District is positively teeming with potential litigants.
Technology companies are marketing AI to court systems as a timesaver that can help provide better access to justice for litigants.
A more neutral term may be the “emergency docket,” because litigants are seeking the court’s quick intervention in what they describe as extraordinary circumstances.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.