Party in United States

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Party in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias

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Party	Party in the World Legal Encyclopedia.
Party	Party in the European Legal Encyclopedia.
Party	Party in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia.
Party	Party in the UK Legal Encyclopedia.
Party	Party in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia.

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Party	Party in the Criminal Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
Party	Party in the Antritrust Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
Party	Party in the Bankruptcy Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
Party	Party in the Constitutional Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
Party	Party in the Tax Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
Party	Party in the and Finance and Banking Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
Party	Party in the Employment and Labor Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
Party	Party in the Personal Injury and Tort Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.
Party	Party in the Environmental Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law.

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This definition of Party Is based on the The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary . This definition needs to be proofread..

Plain-English Law

Party as defined by Nolo’s Encyclopedia of Everyday Law (p. 437-455):

A person, corporation, or other legal entity that files a lawsuit (a plaintiff or petitioner) or defends against one (a defendant or respondent).

Party in Immigration Law

In this area of law, Party means: The term used to refer to the alien or the Department of Homeland Security in Immigration Court.

Concept of Party in Judicial Assistance

In this context, a definition of Party may be as follows: For purposes of judicial assistance, one who is engaged in a legal proceeding: a plaintiff or defendant in a lawsuit, or the counsel of record. A party may be an individual or an organization.

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Democratic Party; Republican Party.

clique, set.

Further Reading (Articles)

Parties line up for May local elections., Hartlepool Mail (Hartlepool, England); April 7, 2008

Congratulations flow for Party Congress., Vietnamese News Agency; January 12, 2011

Parties ‘entitled’ to half rations, Winnipeg Free Press; November 29, 2008; Anonymous

42 political parties to face EC action, The Kathmandu Post; January 29, 2012

Party finances: 42 political parties to face EC action, The Kathmandu Post; January 29, 2012

Party-Based LG Polls to Break Myth of Invincibility, The Nation (Karachi, Pakistan); November 10, 2013

Parties violated funding rules in local vote, Jerusalem Post; July 13, 2004; DAN IZENBERG

Parties face new controls over campaign spending Election 99, The Scotsman; May 1, 1999; SEVERIN CARRELL Political Correspondent

Party for Power, The Kathmandu Post; July 27, 2012

The Party Cell and the Resident Cluster, Southeast Asian Affairs; January 1, 2001

Party with Islamic roots sweeps Turkish elections, AP Worldstream; November 4, 2002; LOUIS MEIXLER, Associated Press Writer

Party loyalty or political immaturity?, Daily News (New York, NY); August 3, 2010

Party like never before, Hindustan Times (New Delhi, India); December 7, 2007

Parties Study Data to Target Voters, AP Online; October 20, 2003; SHARON THEIMER, Associated Press Writer

Parties Confirm 4-Pt Agreement, The Kathmandu Post; December 25, 2013

Parties Unlikely to Comply with Instructions for Polls, The Nation (Karachi, Pakistan); January 2, 2013

Parties for the Necklace lineup filling up, Redlands Daily Facts; March 13, 2012; Anonymous

Parties Ready to Own Up First CA’s Decisions, The Kathmandu Post; January 27, 2014

‘POLITICAL PARTIES LOSING TRUST’, Hindustan Times (New Delhi, India); June 14, 2006

Third-Parties: Site Standouts, Campaigns & Elections; October 1, 2000; Jalonick, Mary Clare

Party in the Legislative Process

A political organization devoted to winning elections to place its members in office and advance its political principles. The two dominant parties in American politics since 1860 have been the Democratic Party and the Republican Party.

Party in Immigration Law

In this area of law, Party means: The term used to refer to the alien or the Department of Homeland Security in Immigration Court.

Concept of Party in Judicial Assistance

In this context, a definition of Party may be as follows: For purposes of judicial assistance, one who is engaged in a legal proceeding: a plaintiff or defendant in a lawsuit, or the counsel of record. A party may be an individual or an organization.

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Party Definition in the context of the Federal Court System

One of the litigants in a case. At the trial level, the parties are typically referred to as the plaintiff and defendant. On appeal, they are known as the appellant and appellee, or, in some cases involving administrative agencies, as the petitioner and respondent.