Contemporaneous Parties
/kənˌtɛmpəˈreɪniəs ˈpɑːrtiz/
Definitions
- (n.) Individuals or entities involved in a transaction or event at the same time, whose actions or statuses are legally relevant to one another.
The contemporaneous parties agreed to the contract terms on the same day.
Forms
- contemporaneous party
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Commentary
Use with reference to timing in legal transactions to clarify that parties' acts or statuses coincide; important in contract interpretation and evidentiary contexts.
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