"litigant" meaning in English

See litigant in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈlɪtɪɡənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-litigant.wav Forms: more litigant [comparative], most litigant [superlative]
Etymology: From French litigant, from Middle French, from Latin litigans, litigantis. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|litigant}} French litigant, {{uder|en|frm|-}} Middle French, {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin, {{lena}} Head templates: {{en-adj}} litigant (comparative more litigant, superlative most litigant)
  1. Disposed to litigate; contending in law; engaged in a lawsuit. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-litigant-en-adj-gbMEbaDo Disambiguation of People: 68 32

Noun

IPA: /ˈlɪtɪɡənt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-litigant.wav Forms: litigants [plural]
Etymology: From French litigant, from Middle French, from Latin litigans, litigantis. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|litigant}} French litigant, {{uder|en|frm|-}} Middle French, {{uder|en|la|-}} Latin, {{lena}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} litigant (plural litigants)
  1. (law) A party suing or being sued in a lawsuit, or otherwise calling upon the judicial process to determine the outcome of a suit. Categories (topical): Law Derived forms: litigant in person Translations (a party suing or being sued in a lawsuit): 訴訟當事人 (Chinese Mandarin), 诉讼当事人 (sùsòng dāngshìrén) (Chinese Mandarin), asianosainen (Finnish), peres / perben álló fél (Hungarian), lītigātor [masculine] (Latin), странка (stranka) [feminine] (Macedonian), litigan (Malay)
    Sense id: en-litigant-en-noun-E4LFmeUV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 22 78 Topics: law

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