A barrister (also known as barrister-at-law or Bar-at-law) is a type of lawyer incommon

law jurisdictions with a split legal profession. Barristers specialise in

courtroom advocacy and litigation. Their tasks include taking cases in large tribunals, drafting
legal pleadings and giving expert legal opinions. Often, barristers are also recognised as legal
scholars.

a person called to the bar and entitled to practise as an advocate, particularly in the higher
courts.

litigant
n. any party to a lawsuit. This means plaintiff, defendant, petitioner, respondent, cross-complainant, and c
ross-defendant, but not a witness or attorney.

litigant
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Which of the following is an example of alitigant?

a person who serves to protect citizensa person bestowing money on a charitya
person who presides over a court casea person suing a company for damages
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A litigant is someone involved in a lawsuit. The

person who sues and the person who gets sued
are bothlitigants.
To litigate is to use the legal system, and to be litigious is to be prone to filing
lawsuits. Litigant refers to someone who is part of a lawsuit. If you sue a doctor, youre
a litigant, as is the doctor. If your landlord sues you, youre both litigants. A company

can be a litigant too. Litigants require lawyers. In fact, without litigants, lawyers would
have nothing to do. Lucky for them, there are many litigants in the world.