Litigant

Word LITIGANT
Character 8
Hyphenation lit i gant
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Litigant"

What do we mean by litigant?

A party engaged in a lawsuit. noun

Engaged in a lawsuit. adjective

Disposed to litigate; contending in law; engaged in a lawsuit.

One who is a party to a suit at law. noun

Disposed to litigate; contending in law; engaged in a lawsuit. adjective

A person engaged in a lawsuit. noun

A party suing or being sued in a lawsuit, or otherwise calling upon the judicial process to determine the outcome of a suit. noun

(law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation noun

A party suing or being sued in a lawsuit, or otherwise calling upon the judicial process to determine the outcome of a suit.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Litigant

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The word "litigant" in example sentences

The end result, the court stated: "Three strikes is more than enough . . . to call a litigant out." ❋ Forbes (2011)

CHARLESTON - West Virginia Chief Supreme Court Justice Brent Benjamin acknowledges there is no "white line" to guide judges in matters where a litigant is the chief contributor to his campaign, and he is glad the U.S. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Justice Breyer asked: What if the litigant was a criminal defendant who made a mistake in one part of his proffered jury instructions? ❋ Unknown (2009)

Maclean's is the kind of litigant with the resources to go all the way to the Supreme Court. ❋ Unknown (2008)

In terms of designing a constitutional qui tam statute, two things seem essential: (1) providing the relator a stake in the litigation beyond recovery of fees and costs (the mere right to fees and costs does not give a litigant a stake in the action sufficient to create standing to sue, Stevens, 529 U.S. at 773) and (2) providing sufficient government control to withstand a separation of powers challenge. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Similarly, if a spouse were an attorney at a firm or a high-ranking officer at a corp they likewise would directly financially benefit from work offered by a S Ct litigant. ❋ Unknown (2010)

English libel law, offering heavy damages, huge fees and real advantages to a prospective litigant, has slowly become another victim of the digital revolution. ❋ Unknown (2011)

A S Ct litigant could have given the College a large donation to attempt to influence C. Thomas. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Julian now works as a "McKenzie friend", someone who gives moral support in court to a litigant who can't afford legal representation, and is a trustee of Families Need Fathers. ❋ Tracy McVeigh (2010)

And the argument that they need emergency access to the appellate courts of a type that no other litigant gets ought to be accompanied by some argument as to why crime victims are unlike every other class of litigant. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Under that statute, the private litigant was allowed to sue on behalf of the state and recover attorneys fees and litigation expenses, but not a portion of the recovery. ❋ Unknown (2010)

And I especially doubt any litigant would try to influence Thomas because his views can usually be predicted (someone like Kennedy would be a better target, though still unlikely for the reasons in the prior sentence). ❋ Unknown (2010)

But speaking more generally, a good lawyer (or litigant) chooses his or her battles carefully. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I would rather everyone be judged uniformly by a poor law or a misguided interpretative framework than to see each litigant confronted with a different standard of review when being prosecuted for the same offense. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Those decisions have been made not to serve the interests of any one litigant, but always to serve the larger interest of impartial justice. ❋ Unknown (2009)

On second thought, I think Im probably giving this litigant way too much credit. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Or if the spouse worked at a non-profit to help feed the poor/heal the sick/make sure our children is learning, a litigant could have made donations to those ot influence the justice. ❋ Unknown (2010)

OrenWithAnE: I would rather everyone be judged uniformly by a poor law or a misguided interpretative framework than to see each litigant confronted with a different standard of review when being prosecuted for the same offense. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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