#litigant__litigator  (law) a party to a lawsuit
  supertype:  #party.person  a person involved in legal proceedings; "the party of the first part"
  subtype:  #defendant__suspect  a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused
     subtype:  #accused  a defendant in a criminal proceeding
     subtype:  #codefendant__co-defendant  a defendant who has been joined together with one or more other defendants in a single action
        subtype:  #corespondent__co-respondent  the codefendant charged with adultery with the estranged spouse in a divorce proceeding
        subtype:  #respondent  the codefendant (especially in a divorce proceeding) who is accused of adultery with the corespondent
  subtype:  #appellant__plaintiff_in_error  the party who appeals a decision of a lower court
  subtype:  #filer  a party who files a notice with a law court
  subtype:  #plaintiff__complainant  a person who brings an action in a court of law
  subtype:  #prevailing_party  the party in a lawsuit who obtains a judgment in their own favor
  subtype:  #suer__petitioner  someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right

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