Meaning & use
Litigants
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Parties engaged in a lawsuit, whether as plaintiffs or defendants.
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Both litigants agreed to settle the dispute out of court.
The judge asked the litigants to present their opening statements.
A note on using this word
Litigants comes from the Latin 'litigare,' meaning 'to dispute' or 'to quarrel,' the same root that gives us 'litigation' and 'litigate.'
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