nonparty

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adjective

Not a party (social gathering), or not related to parties or partying.

RareScrabble 13

Meanings

adjectivenonparty (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot a party (social gathering), or not related to parties or partying.

    Subsequent albums of nonparty songs and metal-like ballads have not been nearly as successful, but 20-something truth-seekers are not made for stasis.

    2007 March 10, Melena Ryzik, “Are You Ready to Listen? This Rocker Just Wants to Talk”, in New York Times
  2. not comparablelawNot a party (involved person or entity), or unrelated to a party.
nounnonparty (plural nonparties)

plural nonparties

  1. lawOne who is not a party.

    Juries may not, however, use punitive damages to punish a defendant directly for harms that the defendant visited on nonparties.

    2007, Brian H. Bornstein, Richard L. Wiener, Robert Schopp, Civil Juries and Civil Justice: Psychological and Legal Perspectives

Origin

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APA

nonparty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonparty

MLA

“nonparty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonparty. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonparty,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonparty.

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