英语词汇“litigant”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

A litigant is someone involved in a lawsuit. The person who sues and the person who gets sued are both litigants.

To litigate is to use the legal system, and to be litigious is to be prone to filing lawsuits. Litigant refers to someone who is part of a lawsuit. If you sue a doctor, you’re a litigant, as is the doctor. If your landlord sues you, you’re both litigants. A company can be a litigant too. Litigants require lawyers. In fact, without litigants, lawyers would have nothing to do. Lucky for them, there are many litigants in the world.

WORD FAMILY

litigant: litigants

USAGE EXAMPLES

As for the EPA’s science, bending to public comment from litigants and actor Mark Ruffalo does not instill confidence in the agency’s integrity.

Wall Street Journal(Dec 18, 2016)

The attorney general and district attorney engaged in a fistfight, and the defendant drew a knife, stabbed two litigants and was finally fatally wounded.

Washington Times(Nov 22, 2016)

Other justices speculated as potential litigants neighborhood grocers, dry cleaners or real estate agents.

Washington Post(Nov 08, 2016)

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

plaintiffs and defendants are both litigants

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

litigator

defendant, suspect

a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused

appellant, plaintiff in error

the party who appeals a decision of a lower court

filer

a party who files a notice with a law court

complainant, plaintiff

a person who brings an action in a court of law

prevailing party

the party in a lawsuit who obtains a judgment in their own favor

accused

a defendant in a criminal proceeding

co-defendant, codefendant

a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action

petitioner, suer

someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right

party

a person involved in legal proceedings

单词	litigant
释义	litigant (once / 11657 pages) n A litigant is someone involved in a lawsuit. The person who sues and the person who gets sued are both litigants. To litigate is to use the legal system, and to be litigious is to be prone to filing lawsuits. Litigant refers to someone who is part of a lawsuit. If you sue a doctor, you’re a litigant, as is the doctor. If your landlord sues you, you’re both litigants. A company can be a litigant too. Litigants require lawyers. In fact, without litigants, lawyers would have nothing to do. Lucky for them, there are many litigants in the world. WORD FAMILY litigant: litigants USAGE EXAMPLES As for the EPA’s science, bending to public comment from litigants and actor Mark Ruffalo does not instill confidence in the agency’s integrity. Wall Street Journal(Dec 18, 2016) The attorney general and district attorney engaged in a fistfight, and the defendant drew a knife, stabbed two litigants and was finally fatally wounded. Washington Times(Nov 22, 2016) Other justices speculated as potential litigants neighborhood grocers, dry cleaners or real estate agents. Washington Post(Nov 08, 2016) n (law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation plaintiffs and defendants are both litigants Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper litigator defendant, suspect a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused appellant, plaintiff in error the party who appeals a decision of a lower court filer a party who files a notice with a law court complainant, plaintiff a person who brings an action in a court of law prevailing party the party in a lawsuit who obtains a judgment in their own favor accused a defendant in a criminal proceeding co-defendant, codefendant a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action petitioner, suer someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right party a person involved in legal proceedings
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