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- [lit-i-guh nt]
- /ˈlɪt ɪ gənt/
- /ˈlɪt.ɪ.ɡənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lit-i-guh nt]
- /ˈlɪt ɪ gənt/
Definitions of litigant word
- noun litigant a person engaged in a lawsuit. 1
- adjective litigant litigating; engaged in a lawsuit. 1
- noun litigant A person involved in a lawsuit. 1
- noun litigant person or company filing a lawsuit 1
- countable noun litigant A litigant is a person who is involved in a civil legal case, either because they are making a formal complaint about someone, or because a complaint is being made about them. 0
- noun litigant a party to a lawsuit 0
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Origin of litigant
First appearance:
before 1630 One of the 42% oldest English words
1630-40; < Latin lītigant- (stem of lītigāns, present participle of lītigāre to go to law), equivalent to līt- (stem of līs) a lawsuit + -ig- (combining form of agere to carry on) + -ant- -ant
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Parts of speech for Litigant
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adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
litigant popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
litigant usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for litigant
noun litigant
- prisoner — a person who is confined in prison or kept in custody, especially as the result of legal process.
- suspect — to believe to be guilty, false, counterfeit, undesirable, defective, bad, etc., with little or no proof: to suspect a person of murder.
- offender — to irritate, annoy, or anger; cause resentful displeasure in: Even the hint of prejudice offends me.
- appellant — An appellant is someone who is appealing against a court's decision after they have been judged guilty of a crime.
- competitor — A company's competitors are companies who are trying to sell similar goods or services to the same people.
Antonyms for litigant
noun litigant
- ally — A country's ally is another country that has an agreement to support it, especially in war.
- assistant — Assistant is used in front of titles or jobs to indicate a slightly lower rank. For example, an assistant director is one rank lower than a director in an organization.
- helper — a person or thing that helps or gives assistance, support, etc.
- associate — If you associate someone or something with another thing, the two are connected in your mind.
- colleague — Your colleagues are the people you work with, especially in a professional job.
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