/ ˈlɪtɪgənt; NAmE / noun
( law ) a person who is making or defending a claim in court
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from French , from Latin litigant- carrying on a lawsuit, from the verb litigare from lis , lit- lawsuit.
/ ˈlɪtɪgənt; NAmE / noun
( law ) a person who is making or defending a claim in court
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from French , from Latin litigant- carrying on a lawsuit, from the verb litigare from lis , lit- lawsuit.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005