Libellant
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Kinney (1893)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The party who files a libel in an ecclesiastical or admiralty case, corresponding to the plaintiff in actions in the common-law courts.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
The plaintiff in an admiralty libel.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
The party who files a libel in an ecclesiastical, divorce, or admiralty case, corresponding to the plaintiff in actions in the common-law courts.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
In admiralty practice, one who libels; one who proceeds by libel, or files a libel; the complaining party in a suit in equity, or a suit for divorca