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party — par·ty n pl parties 1 a: one (as a person, group, or entity) constituting alone or with others one of the sides of a proceeding, transaction, or agreement the parties to a contract a person who signed the instrument as a party to the instrument… … Law dictionary
injured party — noun someone injured or killed in an accident • Syn: ↑casualty • Hypernyms: ↑victim * * * the ˌinjured ˈparty [injured party] noun … Useful english dictionary
injured party — injured parties N COUNT: usu the N The injured party in a court case or dispute about unfair treatment is the person who says they were unfairly treated. [LEGAL] The injured party got some compensation. Syn: victim … English dictionary
party — occurs in informal and jocular contexts as a synonym for ‘person’: • June had taken Imogen from her ‘what a stout little party’ and settled down for the interview with Imogen on her knee Joanna Trollope, 1990. This usage is an affectation derived … Modern English usage
injured — in|jured [ ındʒərd ] adjective * 1. ) hurt in an accident or attack: Peter brushed aside worries about his injured knee. The injured man was taken to a hospital. seriously injured: a seriously injured patient a ) the injured people who have been… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
injured */ — UK [ˈɪndʒə(r)d] / US [ˈɪndʒərd] adjective 1) a) hurt in an accident or attack Peter brushed aside worries about his injured knee. The injured man was taken to hospital. seriously injured: a seriously injured patient b) the injured people who have … English dictionary
injured party — A person wronged by the action of the other. Lee v Lee, 182 NC 61, 108 SE 352. The plaintiff; a person having a right of action, particularly a person having a ground of divorce. A statute specifying incurable insanity as a permissible cause for… … Ballentine's law dictionary
injured — in|jured [ˈındʒəd US ərd] adj 1.) having a wound or damage to part of your body →↑wounded ▪ an injured bird ▪ Chelsea have three injured players. ▪ Grandpa was badly injured in the war. ▪ The car accident left him seriously injured . 2.) the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
injured — adjective 1 having an injury: He isn t injured just shocked. 2 the injured injured people: Firefighters had to cut open the wreckage in order to get the injured out. 3 an injured look/expression etc a look that shows you feel you have been… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
injured — adj. VERBS ▪ be, lie ▪ He could have been lying injured on the moors after a fall from his horse. ▪ get ADVERB ▪ badly, criti … Collocations dictionary
