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
But in the current landscape, there are many legal battles brought by many different litigants.
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2025
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
Some laws seek to blunt the economic harm of SLAPP suits and require litigants who bring SLAPP suits to pay defendants’ legal costs and attorney fees if those suits are unsuccessful.
—Jennifer Safstrom, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2025
This keeps abusive litigants from using the litigation itself to harass folks.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2025
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
Some laws seek to blunt the economic harm of SLAPP suits and require litigants who bring SLAPP suits to pay defendants’ legal costs and attorney fees if those suits are unsuccessful.
—Jennifer Safstrom, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2025
This keeps abusive litigants from using the litigation itself to harass folks.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for litigant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for litigant
Noun
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Read's defense attorneys have long centered on allegations that the defendant was the subject of a cover-up.—
Meghan Mariani,
ABC News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Five defendants were rounded up Monday night in New York and other jurisdictions, federal authorities said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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When a drug bust at a party attended by high-profile second-generation VIPs leads to a dangerous conspiracy, the yadang must fight to survive.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2025
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Or more commonly known (if it’s commonly known?) as a placenta party.—
Danielle Pergament,
Allure,
21 Apr. 2025
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Attorneys for the plaintiffs celebrated the Friday ruling.—
Dakin Andone,
CNN Money,
21 Apr. 2025
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One of the plaintiffs in the AAUP lawsuit is Aslı Bâli, a Yale Law School professor and president of the nonprofit Middle East Studies Association.—
Emilia Otte,
Hartford Courant,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Litigant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/litigant. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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