Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.

third-party

vb. To bring (a person or entity) into litigation as a third-party defendant < seeking indemnity, the defendant third-partied the surety>.

third-party action

See ACTION.

third-party beneficiary

See BENEFICIARY.

third-party check

A check that the payee indorses to another party - for example, a customer check that the payee indorses to a supplier. ( A person who takes a third-party check in good faith and without notice of a security interest can be a holder in due course. third-party complaint See COMPLAINT.

third-party defendant

A party brought into a lawsuit by the original defendant.

third-party equity lease

See leveraged lease under LEASE.

third-party insurance

See liability insurance under INSURANCE.

third-party plaintiff

A defendant who files a pleading in an effort to bring a third party into the lawsuit. See third party complaint under COMPLAINT.

third-party practice

See IMPLEADER.

third-party record-custodian summons

See John Doe summons under SUMMONS.

third-party standing

See STANDING.

third-party-beneficiary contract

A contract that directly benefits a third party and that gives the third party a right to sue any of the original contracting parties for breach.