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A '''charterparty''' (sometimes '''charter-party''') is a maritime contract between a [[shipowner]] and a "charterer" for the hire of either a ship for the carriage of passengers or cargo, or a yacht for leisure.<ref>{{cite web|title=CHARTER-PARTY Definition & Legal Meaning|work=[[Black's Law Dictionary]]|date=4 November 2011 |edition=2nd|url=https://thelawdictionary.org/charter-party/|access-date=March 10, 2023}}</ref>
 
Charter party is a [[contract of carriage]] of [[cargo]] in the case of employment of a (charter boat). It means that the charter party will clearly and unambiguously set out the rights and responsibilities of the ship owner and the charterers and any subsequent dispute between them will be settled in the court of law or any agreed forum with reference to the agreed terms and conditions as embodied in the charter party.