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Nominal party

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003421

A person or entity named as a party in a lawsuit, but who has no real interest in the outcome of the litigation. Such a party is included for procedural reasons or to complete the record. Their presence does not affect the substantive rights or liabilities of the principal parties involved.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003421
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Nominal party",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A person or entity named as a party in a lawsuit, but who has no real interest in the outcome of the litigation. Such a party is included for procedural reasons or to complete the record. Their presence does not affect the substantive rights or liabilities of the principal parties involved.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/nominal-party/"
}

Record 3,403 of 5,439 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.