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Lawyer :: Lawyer (n.) One versed in the laws, or a practitioner of law; one whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients, or to advise as to prosecution or defence of lawsuits, or as to legal rights and obligations in other matters. It is a general term, comprehending attorneys, counselors, solicitors, barristers, sergeants, and advocates..

Lawsuit :: Lawsuit (n.) An action at law; a suit in equity or admiralty; any legal proceeding before a court for the enforcement of a claim.

Party :: Party (v.) The plaintiff or the defendant in a lawsuit, whether an individual, a firm, or corporation; a litigant..

Barratry :: Barratry (n.) The practice of exciting and encouraging lawsuits and quarrels.

Recover :: Recover (v. i.) To obtain a judgement; to succeed in a lawsuit; as, the plaintiff has recovered in his suit..

Questmonger :: Questmonger (n.) One who lays informations, and encourages petty lawsuits..

Litigate :: Litigate (v. t.) To make the subject of a lawsuit; to contest in law; to prosecute or defend by pleadings, exhibition of evidence, and judicial debate in a court; as, to litigate a cause..

Litigant :: Litigant (n.) A person engaged in a lawsuit.

Cast :: Cast (v. t.) To defeat in a lawsuit; to decide against; to convict; as, to be cast in damages..

Plea :: Plea (n.) A cause in court; a lawsuit; as, the Court of Common Pleas. See under Common..

Litigant :: Litigant (a.) Disposed to litigate; contending in law; engaged in a lawsuit; as, the parties litigant..

Litigiousness :: Litigiousness (n.) The state of being litigious; disposition to engage in or carry on lawsuits.

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