litigant

litigant
A party suing or being sued in a lawsuit, or otherwise calling upon the judicial process to determine the outcome of a suit.

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  • litigant — lit·i·gant / li ti gənt/ n: an active party to litigation litigant adj Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. litigant …   Law dictionary

  • litigant — litigánt adj. m., pl. litigánţi; f. sg. litigántă, pl. litigánte Trimis de siveco, 10.08.2004. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic  LITIGÁN//T litiganttă (litigantţi, litigantte) Care ţine de un litigiu; propriu litigiului. ♢ Parte litiganttă fiecare… …   Dicționar Român

  • Litigant — Lit i*gant, a. [L. litigans, antis, p. pr. of litigare: cf. F. litigant. See {Litigate}.] Disposed to litigate; contending in law; engaged in a lawsuit; as, the parties litigant. Ayliffe. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • litigant — ⇒LITIGANT, ANTE, adj. DR., vx. Qui plaide; qui est engagé dans un litige, un procès. Il y a plusieurs parties litigantes dans cette affaire (Ac. 1798 1935). Prononc. : [ ], fém. [ ]. Étymol. et Hist. XIVe s. (Coust. du XIVe s., Arch. législ. de… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • litigant — lit‧i‧gant [ˈlɪtgənt] noun [countable] LAW someone who is making a claim against a person or company in a court of law: • The firm hopes to reach settlements soon with the eight litigants. * * * litigant UK US /ˈlɪtɪgənt/ US  /ˈlɪṱ / noun [C] ► …   Financial and business terms

  • litigant — 1630s (adj.); 1650s (n.), from Fr. litigant, from L. litigantem (nom. litigans), prp. of litigare (see LITIGATION (Cf. litigation)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • Litigant — Lit i*gant, n. A person engaged in a lawsuit. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Litigant — (v. lat.), der por Gericht Streitende. Litigation, 1) Wortwechsel; 2) Proceß. Litigiös, zank od. streitsüchtig, proceßliebend. Litigiosität das Verhältniß einer Sache, über welche ein gerichtlicher Streit zwischen zwei Parteien anhängig ist (Res… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Litigánt — (lat.), der vor Gericht Streitende …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Litigant — etc., s. Lis …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • litigant — litigant, ante (li ti ghan, ghan t ) adj. Terme vieilli de jurisprudence. Qui contient un litige. REMARQUE    Mirabeau, à tort, a dit litigeant : Un tribunal est élevé entre les parties litigeantes pour examiner la plainte et la défense,… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

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