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单词 litigant
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Definition of litigant in English:

litigant

noun ˈlɪtɪɡ(ə)ntˈlɪdəɡənt
  • A person involved in a lawsuit.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • And what about personal injury litigants who are being tailed legitimately?
    • Family and friends for both litigants have testified in a supportive way for each.
    • A law with respect to vexatious litigants may be a law designed to promote access to the courts.
    • We do not have the luxury of the system, which can provide instant access to litigants, in terms of courtrooms, judges and jury panels.
    • They are for the external direction of litigants and litigators.
    • The courts have become increasingly aware that this is in the interests of the litigants and society as a whole, particularly in the personal injury field.
    • I understood him to agree that the letters of opinion provided by both litigants had afforded little assistance to the court.
    • Some of those litigants have their counterparts in the profession.
    • So judges and magistrates are not subject to litigation from disgruntled litigants.
    • To accede to the request of the defendants would put the access to justice by most litigants out of reach.
    • The Supreme Court Act 1981 provides litigants with the means to gain discovery of evidence that they need to make their claim.
    • I was unable to obtain a lawyer in these matters because Legal Aid does not provide legal aid to litigants who are in civil matters.
    • Thus, the more restrictive provisions as to solicitor litigants in person were applicable.
    • The Judge is entitled to run the court in an efficient way for the benefit of litigants.
    • The upshot was that it was no longer to be thought of in terms of Crown immunity but whether the public interest overrode the ordinary rights of litigants.
    • That would be determined, we would say, for the benefit of all litigants.
    • It indemnifies successful litigants for the cost of litigation.
    • Here the objective is to facilitate access to justice for litigants who have suffered loss in large-scale international accidents.
    • It will merely deny access to justice to the most deserving of all litigants - the reluctant claimant.
    • I understand the frustration felt by many litigants in family law proceedings.
    Synonyms
    litigator, opponent in law, opponent, contestant, contender, disputant, plaintiff, claimant, complainant, petitioner, appellant, respondent, party, interest, defendant, accused
adjective ˈlɪtɪɡ(ə)ntˈlɪdəɡənt
archaic
  • postpositive Involved in a lawsuit.

    the parties litigant

Origin

Mid 17th century: from French, from Latin litigant- 'carrying on a lawsuit', from the verb litigare (see litigate).

 
 

Definition of litigant in US English:

litigant

nounˈlɪdəɡəntˈlidəɡənt
  • A person involved in a lawsuit.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A law with respect to vexatious litigants may be a law designed to promote access to the courts.
    • Family and friends for both litigants have testified in a supportive way for each.
    • It will merely deny access to justice to the most deserving of all litigants - the reluctant claimant.
    • Thus, the more restrictive provisions as to solicitor litigants in person were applicable.
    • To accede to the request of the defendants would put the access to justice by most litigants out of reach.
    • And what about personal injury litigants who are being tailed legitimately?
    • The Judge is entitled to run the court in an efficient way for the benefit of litigants.
    • That would be determined, we would say, for the benefit of all litigants.
    • Here the objective is to facilitate access to justice for litigants who have suffered loss in large-scale international accidents.
    • Some of those litigants have their counterparts in the profession.
    • We do not have the luxury of the system, which can provide instant access to litigants, in terms of courtrooms, judges and jury panels.
    • I understand the frustration felt by many litigants in family law proceedings.
    • So judges and magistrates are not subject to litigation from disgruntled litigants.
    • I was unable to obtain a lawyer in these matters because Legal Aid does not provide legal aid to litigants who are in civil matters.
    • The Supreme Court Act 1981 provides litigants with the means to gain discovery of evidence that they need to make their claim.
    • I understood him to agree that the letters of opinion provided by both litigants had afforded little assistance to the court.
    • They are for the external direction of litigants and litigators.
    • The courts have become increasingly aware that this is in the interests of the litigants and society as a whole, particularly in the personal injury field.
    • It indemnifies successful litigants for the cost of litigation.
    • The upshot was that it was no longer to be thought of in terms of Crown immunity but whether the public interest overrode the ordinary rights of litigants.
    Synonyms
    litigator, opponent in law, opponent, contestant, contender, disputant, plaintiff, claimant, complainant, petitioner, appellant, respondent, party, interest, defendant, accused
adjectiveˈlɪdəɡəntˈlidəɡənt
archaic
  • postpositive Involved in a lawsuit.

    the parties litigant

Origin

Mid 17th century: from French, from Latin litigant- ‘carrying on a lawsuit’, from the verb litigare (see litigate).

 
 
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