litigants

plural of litigant
as in defendants
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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Noun
  • The Education and Justice departments, two of the top agencies named as defendants in the lawsuit, did not immediately return a request for comment.
    Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 25 Mar. 2025
  • The defendants reference Akeem Daniels, et al.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The lawyers took down affidavits from the plaintiffs’ immigration attorneys—the men themselves were unreachable—and crafted an argument to protect a wider class of migrants in custody.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2025
  • There is a lot of fear amongst these plaintiffs.
    Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
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“Litigants.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/litigants. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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