Thesaurus results for LITIGANT

litigant

noun

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 Councilors Tiffany Koyama Lane and Mitch Green personally offered to connect prospective litigants with the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon and the state attorney general’s office. —

Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 7 Feb. 2026 Such reactions from a judge are not generally considered a favorable omen for a litigant. —

David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026 Such a result would be nonsensical and a miscarriage of justice to the Bevins and other divorce litigants in Kentucky. —

Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Jan. 2026 Even the most skilled, experienced litigant would have a tough time throwing out a case like this at a preliminary hearing stage. —

Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 24 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for litigant

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All defendants maintained their innocence and appealed after a two-year trial that opened a Pandora's box of unwanted revelations about papal ransom payments to Islamic militants, Vatican vendettas, espionage and other dirty laundry of the Holy See.

— NICOLE WINFIELD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 18 Mar. 2026
That’s not unusual for drug court, which focuses more on finding treatment and services for defendants rather than punishment and prison time.

— Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026