TOP

Definition of litigant noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

litigant

noun

/ˈlɪtɪɡənt/

/ˈlɪtɪɡənt/

(law)

jump to other results

a person who is making or defending a claim in courtTopics Law and justicec2
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French, from Latin litigant- ‘carrying on a lawsuit’, from the verb litigare from lis, lit- ‘lawsuit’.

Join us

Join our community to access the latest language learning and assessment tips from Oxford University Press!

See litigant in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee litigant in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English

Check pronunciation: litigant

Nearby words

adjective

From the Topic

Health problems

C1

Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day