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INTERPLEADER
Etymology
Noun
interpleader (plural interpleaders)
(legal) One who makes an interplea.
(legal) Motion for a third party to enter into a lawsuit in process because a matter is being adjudicated in which they have an interest.
(legal) Process by which a third party asks a court to determine which of two rival claims is to be honored by the third party.
Source: Wiktionary
In`ter*plead"er, n.
1. One who interpleads.
2. (Law)
Definition: A proceeding devised to enable a person, of whom the same debt, duty, or thing is claimed adversely by two or more parties, to compel them to litigate the right or title between themselves, and thereby to relieve himself from the suits which they might otherwise bring against him.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
2 January 2025
AFOREMENTIONED
(adjective) being the one previously mentioned or spoken of; “works of all the aforementioned authors”; “said party has denied the charges”
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