Party (law), the Glossary
A party is an individual or group of individuals that compose a single entity which can be identified as one for the purposes of the law.[1]
Table of Contents
15 relations: Criminal procedure, Defendant, Erga omnes, Ex parte, Individual, Inter partes, Intervention (law), Law, Lawsuit, Legal person, Petitioner, Plaintiff, Prosecutor, Respondent, Witness.
Criminal procedure
Criminal procedure is the adjudication process of the criminal law.
See Party (law) and Criminal procedure
Defendant
In court proceedings, a defendant is a person or object who is the party either accused of committing a crime in criminal prosecution or against whom some type of civil relief is being sought in a civil case.
Erga omnes
In legal terminology, erga omnes rights or obligations are owed toward all.
See Party (law) and Erga omnes
Ex parte
In law, ex parte is a Latin term meaning literally "from/out of the party/faction of" (name of party/faction, often omitted), thus signifying "on behalf of (name)".
Individual
An individual is one that exists as a distinct entity.
See Party (law) and Individual
Inter partes
Inter partes, Latin for 'between the parties', is a law term that can be distinguished from in rem, which refers to a legal action whose jurisdiction is based on the control of property, or ex parte, which refers to a legal action that is by a single party.
See Party (law) and Inter partes
Intervention (law)
In law, intervention is a procedure to allow a nonparty, called intervenor (also spelled intervener) to join ongoing litigation, either as a matter of right or at the discretion of the court, without the permission of the original litigants.
See Party (law) and Intervention (law)
Law
Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior, with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate.
Lawsuit
A lawsuit is a proceeding by one or more parties (the plaintiff or claimant) against one or more parties (the defendant) in a civil court of law.
Legal person
In law, a legal person is any person or 'thing' (less ambiguously, any legal entity) that can do the things a human person is usually able to do in law – such as enter into contracts, sue and be sued, own property, and so on. Party (law) and legal person are legal terminology.
See Party (law) and Legal person
Petitioner
A petitioner is a person who pleads with governmental institution for a legal remedy or a redress of grievances, through use of a petition.
See Party (law) and Petitioner
Plaintiff
A plaintiff (Π in legal shorthand) is the party who initiates a lawsuit (also known as an action) before a court.
Prosecutor
A prosecutor is a legal representative of the prosecution in states with either the adversarial system, which is adopted in common law, or inquisitorial system, which is adopted in civil law.
See Party (law) and Prosecutor
Respondent
A respondent is a person who is called upon to issue a response to a communication made by another.
See Party (law) and Respondent
Witness
In law, a witness is someone who, either voluntarily or under compulsion, provides testimonial evidence, either oral or written, of what they know or claim to know.
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Party_(law)
Also known as Legal party, Party of the first part, Party of the second part.