Difference between litigant and plaintiff
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noun
- (law) a party to a lawsuit; someone involved in litigation
Examples
The poor litigant will wait for the somnolescent process and leisurely pronouncement and the wealthy litigant will have his case speedily terminated.
A case involving an unrepresented litigant can take 2 or 3 times longer to complete than one where the parties are represented.
It indemnifies successful litigants for the cost of litigation.
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noun
- a person who brings an action in a court of law
Examples
Federal law allows plaintiffs to collect up to $ 100, 000 per infringement.
If he fails to do so, he is held liable, whereas in an action for negligence the legal burden in most cases remains throughout on the plaintiff.
These damages are measured by how much the libelous statements lower the plaintiff's reputation.
