| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| litigant |
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| SYLLABICATION: | lit·i·gant |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  l t -g nt |
| NOUN: | A party engaged in a lawsuit. | | ADJECTIVE: | Engaged in a lawsuit. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French, from Old French, from Latin l tig ns, ltigant-, a disputant, from present participle of ltigre, to bring suit. See litigate.
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