litigant

noun

lit·​i·​gant ˈli-ti-gənt How to pronounce litigant (audio)
: one engaged in a lawsuit
litigant adjective

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Musk became practically a full-time litigant. Jacob Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025 As a federal judge, Talwani has a history of siding with liberal litigants, including in immigration cases. Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 10 Sep. 2025 Murdoch's British papers paid Hugh Grant and Prince Harry and 1,300 other litigants more than $1.5 billion to settle claims of people alleging phone hacking or other criminal intrusions of their privacy. David Folkenflik, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025 These privileges create a important protection for qualifying communications such that an adverse litigant may not obtain discovery of these communications or use them in court. Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for litigant

Word History

First Known Use

1659, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of litigant was in 1659

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“Litigant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/litigant. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

Kids Definition

litigant

noun
lit·​i·​gant ˈlit-i-gənt How to pronounce litigant (audio)
: a person taking part in a lawsuit

Legal Definition

litigant

noun
lit·​i·​gant ˈli-ti-gənt How to pronounce litigant (audio)
: an active party to litigation
litigant adjective

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