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nonparty

nonparty adjective: not a party (social gathering), or not related to parties or partying.

Adjective

nonparty (not comparable)

  1. Not 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 a party (involved person or entity), or unrelated to a party.

Noun

nonparty (plural nonparties)

  1. One 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

Forms of nonparty

pluralnonparties

Origin of nonparty

From non- + party.

Questions about nonparty

What does nonparty mean?
Nonparty means not a party (social gathering), or not related to parties or partying.
What part of speech is nonparty?
Nonparty can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near nonparty in the dictionary

  1. nonpartnered
  2. nonpartners
  3. nonparturient
  4. nonparturition
  5. nonparturitive
  6. nonparty
  7. nonpassenger
  8. nonpassengers
  9. nonpasserine
  10. nonpasserines
  11. nonpassionate

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