libelant

libelant
libelant var of libellant

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

libelant
index accuser, claimant, complainant, contender, contestant, party (litigant)

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


libelant
Formerly the party who filed an initiatory pleading (a formal declaration of a claim) in an ecclesiastical or religious matter or in an admiralty case (See admiralty and maritime law), corresponding to the plaintiff in actions at law.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


libelant
Formerly the party who filed an initiatory pleading (a formal declaration of a claim) in an ecclesiastical or religious matter or in an admiralty case, corresponding to the plaintiff in actions at law.

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  • Libelant — Li bel*ant ( ant), n. One who libels; one who institutes a suit in an ecclesiastical or admiralty court. [Written also {libellant}.] Cranch. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • libelant — or libellant [lī′bəl ənt] n. a person who sues by filing a LIBEL (n. 4) …   English World dictionary

  • libelant — noun party which has made a libel (hostile handbill) against a libelant …   Wiktionary

  • libelant — or libellant noun Date: 1596 one that institutes a suit by a libel …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • libelant — /luy beuh leuhnt/, n. Law. a person who libels, or institutes suit. Also, esp. Brit., libellant. [1720 30; LIBEL + ANT] * * * …   Universalium

  • libelant — li·bel·ant || laɪblÉ™nt n. plaintiff, one who files suit against by means of a libel (Law) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • libelant — li·bel·ant …   English syllables

  • libelant — li•bel•ant [[t]ˈlaɪ bə lənt[/t]] n. law a person who institutes a charge of libel Also, esp. brit. li′bel•lant. Etymology: 1720–30 …   From formal English to slang

  • libelant — /laybalant/ Formerly, the complainant or party who files a libel in an ecclesiastical or admiralty case, corresponding to the plaintiff in actions at law. See libel (pleadings) …   Black's law dictionary

  • libelant — /laybalant/ Formerly, the complainant or party who files a libel in an ecclesiastical or admiralty case, corresponding to the plaintiff in actions at law. See libel (pleadings) …   Black's law dictionary

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