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litigant

lit·i·gant [ líttigənt ] (plural lit·i·gants)


noun 
Definition:
 
party in lawsuit: somebody engaged in a lawsuit

[Mid-17th century. Via French< Latin litigant-, present participle of litigare (see litigate)]

lit·i·gant adjective
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