"first party" meaning in English

See first party in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: first parties [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|ies}} first party (plural first parties)
  1. (business, commerce) An individual or entity directly involved in a given transaction, such as a buyer or seller.
    Sense id: en-first_party-en-noun-JgcDth7f Categories (other): Business, Commerce, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11 Topics: business, commerce
  2. (law) The plaintiff in a lawsuit.
    Sense id: en-first_party-en-noun-Xd0WjSij Categories (other): Law Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: first-party (english: adjectival form) Related terms: second party, second-party, third party, third-party

Inflected forms

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