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One potential litigant is director David Lee Fisher, who decided to reuse the beguiling backdrops of the original by way of green screens, then hire actors whose every line reading makes the invention of the talkie seem like a mistake.
—Elle Carroll, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
These two issues have led to forum-shopping by the litigants who have brought abusive litigation to try to stay away from state Anti-SLAPP laws.
—Jay Adkisson, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
The payments came from forfeitures of slave ships and fines on their owners, with the proceeds divided 50-50 between the government and the litigants.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2024
It has been embarrassed by the ability of conservative, rural litigants to bring their cases in front of specific judges -- often in ...
—Mitch McConnell, National Review, 9 Oct. 2024
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First Known Use
1659, in the meaning defined above
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“Litigant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/litigant. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
Kids Definition
litigant
noun
lit·i·gant
ˈlit-i-gənt
: a person taking part in a lawsuit
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