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Adverse party

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000415

A litigant whose interests are in opposition to those of another party in a legal action. This designation applies to any individual or entity on the opposing side of a lawsuit, whether as a plaintiff, defendant, or intervenor. The term is used to distinguish between parties with conflicting legal positions.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000415
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000415",
  "term": "Adverse party",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A litigant whose interests are in opposition to those of another party in a legal action. This designation applies to any individual or entity on the opposing side of a lawsuit, whether as a plaintiff, defendant, or intervenor. The term is used to distinguish between parties with conflicting legal positions.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/adverse-party/"
}

Record 186 of 5,445 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.