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Party (law)

A party is a person

Person

The term person in common usage means an individual human being. In the fields of law, philosophy, medicine, and others, the term also has specialised context-specific meanings....
or group of persons that compose a single entity

Entity

An entity is something that has a distinct, separate existence, though it need not be a material existence. In particular, abstractions and legal fictions are usually regarded as entities....
which can be identified as one for the purposes of the law

LAW

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Courts use various terms to identify the role of a particular party in civil litigation, usually identifying the party that brings a lawsuit as the plaintiff

Plaintiff

A plaintiff , also known as a claimant or complainant, is the party who initiates a lawsuit before a court. By doing so, the plaintiff seeks a legal remedy, and if successful, the court will issue judgment in favor of the plaintiff and make the appropriate court order ....
, or, in older American cases, the party of the first part; and the party against whom the case was brought as the defendant

Defendant

A defendant or defender is any party who is required to answer the complaint of a plaintiff or pursuer in a civil lawsuit before a court, or any party who has been formally indictment or accused of violating a crime statute....
, or, in older American cases, the party of the second part.

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A party is a person

Person

The term person in common usage means an individual human being. In the fields of law, philosophy, medicine, and others, the term also has specialised context-specific meanings....
or group of persons that compose a single entity

Entity

An entity is something that has a distinct, separate existence, though it need not be a material existence. In particular, abstractions and legal fictions are usually regarded as entities....
which can be identified as one for the purposes of the law

LAW

LAW may refer to:* Anti-tank warfare, e.g. the US Army M72 LAW or the British Army LAW 80*Palestinian Society for the Protection of Human Rights ...
.

Courts use various terms to identify the role of a particular party in civil litigation, usually identifying the party that brings a lawsuit as the plaintiff

Plaintiff

A plaintiff , also known as a claimant or complainant, is the party who initiates a lawsuit before a court. By doing so, the plaintiff seeks a legal remedy, and if successful, the court will issue judgment in favor of the plaintiff and make the appropriate court order ....
, or, in older American cases, the party of the first part; and the party against whom the case was brought as the defendant

Defendant

A defendant or defender is any party who is required to answer the complaint of a plaintiff or pursuer in a civil lawsuit before a court, or any party who has been formally indictment or accused of violating a crime statute....
, or, in older American cases, the party of the second part.

See also

Erga omnes
Erga omnes

Erga omnes is frequently used in legal terminology describing obligation#Legal or rights toward all. For instance a property right is an erga omnes right, and therefore enforceable against anybody infringing that right....
Ex parte
Ex parte

Ex parte is a Latin law term meaning "from one party" .An ex parte decision is one decided by a judge without requiring all of the parties to the controversy to be present....
proceeding
Inter partes
Inter partes

The term inter partes is the Latin for "between the parties", and it is the opposite of in rem.Lawsuits where all interested party have been served with adequate notices and are given a reasonable opportunity to attend and to be heard are referred to as inter partes proceedings or hearings....
proceeding
Intervention (law)