litigator 1
noundomain: person
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
(law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation
Examples
- 1.plaintiffs and defendants are both litigants
EnglishDerivationally related form
litigate 1
verb
engage in legal proceedings
Hyponym
defendant 1
noun
a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused
appellant 1
noun
the party who appeals a decision of a lower court
filer 1
noun
a party who files a notice with a law court
plaintiff 1
noun
a person who brings an action in a court of law
the party in a lawsuit who obtains a judgment in their own favor
Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC
law 1
noun
the collection of rules imposed by authority
