third party beneficiary
Definition
Entity that is not a direct or principal party to a contract (such as an insurance policy) but stands to benefit from its performance, or has legally enforceable rights under it. A third party need not be named in the contract if it can be shown that he or she belongs to the group for whose benefit the contract was drawn.
third party beneficiary is in the Agreements & Contracts and Banking, Commerce & Finance subjects.
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