litigant

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English

Etymology

From French litigant, from Middle French, from Latin litigans, litigantis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪtɪɡənt/
  • Audio (UK):(file)

Noun

litigant (plural litigants)

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

Translations

Adjective

litigant (comparative more litigant, superlative most litigant)

  1. Disposed to litigate; contending in law; engaged in a lawsuit.
    the parties litigant

Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) lītigant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of lītigō

Romanian

Etymology

From French litigant.

Adjective

litigant m or n (feminine singular litigantă, masculine plural litiganți, feminine and neuter plural litigante)

  1. litigant

Declension