- Person or organization, company, or government agency in a dispute that a tribunal will handle, including the applicant or a claimant, a complainant or appellant and respondent. Other participants such as witnesses, lawyers, or agents are not parties. (Lucie is an applicant and Javed is a respondent so they are both parties in this case.)
- Person or organization that made a contract or an agreement with another. (Pierre and Jim are the only parties to the contract.)
See also Agreement; Appellant; Claimant; Complainant; Contract; Respondent
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