different between lawsuit vs claimant

English

law +? suit

lawsuit (plural lawsuits)

(law) In civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution.

Old French and Anglo-Norman clamant, present participle of the verb clamer and its variants, from Latin cl?m? (“to cry out”).

claimant (plural claimants)

One who claims; one who makes a claim.
(Britain) A person receiving money from the government, in a form of unemployment benefits, disability benefits or similar.
(law) The party who initiates a lawsuit before a court.

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