litigant
Example Sentences
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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
The courts’ primary remedy in such instances is to find the defiant litigant in contempt of court.
From Slate • Feb. 13, 2025
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
The offices of Messrs. Nevin & Nevin were of that dusty, gloomy and obsolete fashion which inspires such confidence in the would-be litigant.
From The Orchard of Tears by Rohmer, Sax
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
