litigator
litigator. 1. A trial lawyer. 2. A lawyer who prepares cases for trial, as by conducting discovery and pretrial motions, trying cases, and handling appeals. 3. Archaic. A party to a lawsuit; a litigant.
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litigator
litigator n. (1)诉讼当事人 该词于19世纪末期开始被使用，为litigant的一种非必要的变形，该意义至20世纪中期一直使用。 (2)庭审律师 等同于trial lawyer，指专门从事民事诉讼业务的律师。但是在现代美国，庭审前的披露程序〔discovery〕越来越无尽无休，litigator逐渐倾向于指从事民事诉讼业务但却从不上法庭的律师。因此现在这两个词已被严格区分开来，trial lawyer参与案件庭审，而litigator仅准备披露请求。