nonparty
English
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editnonparty (not comparable)
- Not a party (social gathering), or not related to parties or partying.
- 2007 March 10, Melena Ryzik, “Are You Ready to Listen? This Rocker Just Wants to Talk”, in New York Times[1]:
- Subsequent albums of nonparty songs and metal-like ballads have not been nearly as successful, but 20-something truth-seekers are not made for stasis.
- (law) Not a party (involved person or entity), or unrelated to a party.
Noun
editnonparty (plural nonparties)
- (law) One who is not a party.
- 2007, Brian H. Bornstein, Richard L. Wiener, Robert Schopp, Civil Juries and Civil Justice: Psychological and Legal Perspectives:
- Juries may not, however, use punitive damages to punish a defendant directly for harms that the defendant visited on nonparties.