- libelant
- or libellant noun Date: 1596 one that institutes a suit by a libel
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
libelant
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libelant — var of libellant Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. libelant … Law dictionary
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 — /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
