indispensable
- Refers to having rights that are so closely linked to the demands of the participants in a legal case that the case can't be properly decided without impacting those rights
- The landowner's access to the road was deemed indispensable to the property dispute.
- Understanding the details of the contract was indispensable to resolving the business litigation.
- The compliance with the city's building codes was indispensable in the lawsuit over the apartment complex.
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