litigant
Example Sentences
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It has told every future court, and every future litigant, exactly what its assurances are worth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026
The judge said it was "most unsatisfactory" that a litigant would attack the jury and accused him of disregarding the court rules.
From BBC • Dec. 5, 2024
Ridley-Thomas’ appellate case marks Watford’s first time appearing as a litigant before his former colleagues since he left the bench in 2023.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2024
Despite the awkward names, the point of those doctrines is simple enough: A litigant only gets one “bite at the apple” to fully and fairly litigate an issue in court.
From Salon • Dec. 22, 2023
A. Not invariably, because a litigant may have odd views about the importance of evidence and the time of professional advisers.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, May 13, 1893 by Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), Sir
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
