Sociology of Gender. In sociology, we make a distinction between sex and gender. Sex are the biological traits that societies use to assign people into the category of either male or female, whether it be through a focus on chromosomes, genitalia or some other physical ascription.
Define Litigants. Litigants synonyms, Litigants pronunciation, Litigants translation, English dictionary definition of Litigants. n. A party engaged in a lawsuit. adj. Engaged in a lawsuit. n a party to a lawsuit adj engaged in litigation n. 1. a person engaged in a lawsuit. adj.
Ex relatione. Latin, on the relation of. A phrase showing that the plaintiff is suing based on information from another person. In the case caption, the party named after ex rel. is the party on whose information the suit is brought. Many government lawsuits based on whistleblowers' information are brought as suits ex rel. See Relator.