Thesaurus results for LITIGANT

litigant

noun

Definition of litigant

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 Family members, longtime friends, former colleagues and even litigants discuss the woman behind the famous judicial robe. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 The litigants claim the companies intentionally designed their platforms to keep young users hooked. — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 28 Aug. 2026 Both litigants laid out their theories, in separate appearances, about the motivations of Bonta’s lawsuit, supported by 11 other states, after a federal judge set a trial date for next March. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026 At the World Trade Organization, China has become an active litigant and coalition organizer. — Mark Jia, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for litigant

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The defendant and others are said to have used a yacht that departed from the German port of Rostock.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
Prosecutors allege the defendants used Mexican identification documents belonging to other individuals to obtain IRS taxpayer identification numbers and file fraudulent returns.

— Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026

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The president’s party has historically faced challenges in midterm elections.

— Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 20 Oct. 2026
Strategists in both parties said that this redistricting scramble has changed how donors are being approached for state legislative races — rarely the first places where the largest political funders send their cash.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 20 Oct. 2026

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Democracy Forward, which is representing the plaintiffs challenging his renovation plans, responded by saying that the course is part of a national park and recreation facility that is meant for everyone to enjoy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
The plaintiffs, represented by the law firms Poolson Oden and Grant & Eisenhofer, alleged that Union Pacific failed to provide adequate protective equipment or warn employees about hazardous exposures.

— Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2026

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