necessary party

necessary party definition - legal

n

A party who, because of his or her relationship to or involvement in the underlying facts and issues, should be joined to a case if it all possible.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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