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litigant

[lit-i-guhnt] / ˈlɪt ɪ gənt /
NOUN
defendant
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NOUN
plaintiff
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NOUN
respondent
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Recent analysis by the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory showed that in 80% of cases at least one parent is a litigant in person.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

It has told every future court, and every future litigant, exactly what its assurances are worth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

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

Even more consequentially, anyone who thinks that an appellate judge will embrace a litigant who has attacked the legal system, the presiding judge, and that judge’s law clerk has no understanding of the real world.

From Slate • Nov. 6, 2023

The English common law courts were originally unable to compel a litigant before a trial to disclose the facts and documents on which he relied.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various