party legal definition

A person taking part in a transaction or contract; a person or entity directly involved in a lawsuit.

A party whose pecuniary, personal, or property rights have been negatively affected by the actions of another or by a courtÂ’s ruling. See also aggrieved.

See indispensible party.

A party whose interests will be affected by his or her close connection to the case and who should be included if feasible, but whose absence would not require the proceedingsÂ’ dismissal.

. A party who appears on the record because of the technical rules of pleading, but who does not necessarily have any real interest in the outcome of the case.

Contract law, the party against whom enforcement of the agreement is sought.

Real property, a common support structure between two separately owned pieces of property.

The party in whose favor a judgment is rendered, regardless of its magnitude or extent.

A party not essential to the proceeding, but who may be joined in the case because of judicial economy or an interest in the subject matter of the litigation.

A person who generally but not necessarily benefits from the suitÂ’s final outcome, and who is entitled under law to enforce the right the suit is based upon.

  A designation of any person not directly involved in a transaction or lawsuit.