the person (party) concerned
The person related to the matter. One to whom the matter is connected.
("There, a woman is not trustworthy; here, a woman is trustworthy. There, the person concerned is not trustworthy; here, the person concerned is trustworthy" - Gittin 3a, and likewise: "It is proper that first we hear the opinion of the person concerned. The owner of the house was compensated" - Y. Burla / Kisufim, 233)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
בַּעַל הַדָּבָר
Definition (Hebrew)
הָאָדָם הַנּוֹגֵעַ לָעִנְיָן. מִי שֶׁהַדָּבָר קָשׁוּר בּוֹ.
("הָתָם אִשָּׁה לָא מְהֵימְנָא, הָכָא אִשָּׁה מְהֵימְנָא. הָתָם בַּעַל דָּבָר לָא מְהֵימַן, הָכָא בַּעַל דָּבָר מְהֵימַן"-גִּטִּין ג ע"א, וְכֵן:"מִן הָרָאוּי שֶׁנִּשְׁמַע תְּחִלָּה אֶת דַּעְתּוֹ שֶׁל בַּעַל הַדָּבָר. בַּעַל הַבַּיִת בֻּצַּע"- י.בּוּרְלָא/ כִּסּוּפִים, 233)