Claimant
Black's Law Dictionary · Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Black's Law Dictionary
In admiralty practice. The name given to a person who lays claim to property seized on a libel in rem, and who is authorized and admitted to defend the action.
The Co.nqueror, 166 U. S. 110, 17 Sup. Ch 510, 41 In Ed. 937.