as in defendant
law
someone who brings a legal action against another person or against whom a legal action is brought
Both litigants chose to represent themselves in court.
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Recent Examples of litigant
Therefore, a court is likely to reject any attempt at forcing litigants to battle anonymously.
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Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Camarata says that a popular compromise for litigants is to land on some form of a limited, highly tailored stay that allows both sides to collect records and testimony from third party witnesses while waiting for a criminal case to conclude.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2024
Just as McConnell often breaks with his party’s right-most flank on issues like the war in Ukraine, many of Trump’s judges reject the most aggressive legal arguments presented by the most far-right litigants.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 25 Sep. 2024
The space will include meeting rooms and courtrooms to allow court staff, community partners, litigants and attorneys to hold private meetings and mediations to resolve family conflicts.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 9 Aug. 2024
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Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Camarata says that a popular compromise for litigants is to land on some form of a limited, highly tailored stay that allows both sides to collect records and testimony from third party witnesses while waiting for a criminal case to conclude.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2024
Just as McConnell often breaks with his party’s right-most flank on issues like the war in Ukraine, many of Trump’s judges reject the most aggressive legal arguments presented by the most far-right litigants.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 25 Sep. 2024
The space will include meeting rooms and courtrooms to allow court staff, community partners, litigants and attorneys to hold private meetings and mediations to resolve family conflicts.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 9 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for litigant
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In a rare move, 299th District Judge Karen Sage on Thursday apologized to Stewart, first from the bench and then at the defendant’s table.Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
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The conviction comes as waves of U.S. Capitol riot defendants are citing Donald Trump's election in requests to delay their criminal prosecutions because of his public pledge to pardon some of the people convicted of crimes on Jan. 6, 2021.CBS News, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2024
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The conference to bring the parties up to date in the lawsuit brought by the federal government that names Gov. Greg Abbott as the defendant was scheduled after the trial that had been scheduled to start Tuesday was postponed at least until November.John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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That means Baldwin will head back to Washington in the minority party with former President Donald Trump back in the White House.Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024
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During the course of the trial, Jeff Webb, the founder and CEO of Varsity Brands, the cheer corporate Goliath, testified on behalf of the plaintiffs that cheerleading was less a sport than a recreational hobby like chess.Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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In the lower courts, both the Biden administration and lawyers for a group of transgender plaintiffs argued the pro-trans position.Ian Millhiser, Vox, 15 Nov. 2024
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“Litigant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/litigant. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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