as in defendant
law
someone who brings a legal action against another person or against whom a legal action is brought
Both litigants chose to represent themselves in court.
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Recent Examples of litigant
The real issue for these litigants is that with wolves back in the ecosystem, elk are acting like wild animals again, becoming more wary and harder for hunters to kill.
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Ted Williams, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2025
In addition to Williams, another litigant, Devin Little, was found by a different Cook County judge in 2023 to have filed a fraudulent claim and was fined more than $90,000, court records show.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
And so there’s good examples of how litigants have been able to show through these statements what was really motivating some of the Trump Administration’s decisions.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
Kickstart Your Day with The Morning Jolt The practice of individual judges, in locales favorable to the litigants, issuing injunctions that are nationwide in scope and affect parties not before the courts raises many grave objections.
—The Editors, National Review, 19 Mar. 2025
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Ted Williams, Denver Post, 26 Mar. 2025
In addition to Williams, another litigant, Devin Little, was found by a different Cook County judge in 2023 to have filed a fraudulent claim and was fined more than $90,000, court records show.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 25 Mar. 2025
And so there’s good examples of how litigants have been able to show through these statements what was really motivating some of the Trump Administration’s decisions.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2025
Kickstart Your Day with The Morning Jolt The practice of individual judges, in locales favorable to the litigants, issuing injunctions that are nationwide in scope and affect parties not before the courts raises many grave objections.
—The Editors, National Review, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for litigant
Noun
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The judge’s opinion would identify the grounds for an acquittal or for holding the defendants’ liable.—
Andrea Tinianow,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Critics have long accused Saudi courts of relying on confessions extracted under torture and of denying defendants access to legal representation, in addition to carrying out capital punishment on minors and political dissidents.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In the Kirk podcast interview, Newsom broke with many in his party on the issue of transgender women in sports.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Mar. 2025
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The parties banded together in the face of Trump’s designs on the territory.—
Aamer Madhani,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Five homeless people in Grants Pass were among the plaintiffs.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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This usually results in a judge entering a default judgment for damages in favor of the plaintiffs.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Mar. 2025
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“Litigant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/litigant. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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