interplead

interplead
in·ter·plead /ˌin-tər-'plēd/ vb [Anglo-French enterpleder, from enter- between, among + pleder to plead, from Old French plaidier]
vt: to bring (adverse claimants) into court by interpleader
the defendants can interplead injured stock purchasers if they fear the latter may have a superior claim...to the agents' illicit profits — R. C. Clark compare implead, intervene
vi: to go to trial with each other in order to settle adverse claims to property held by or an obligation owed by a third party (as an insurance company)
may be joined as defendants and required to interplead when their claims are such that the plaintiff is or may be exposed to double or multiple liabilityOfficial Code of Georgia Annotated

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

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  • interplead — [in΄tər plēd′] vi. INTERPLEADED or interplead [in΄tərpled′] or interpled, interpleading, interpleaded or [in΄tərpled′] [Anglo Fr entrepleder: see INTER & PLEAD] Law to initiate an interpleader …   English World dictionary

  • Interplead — In ter*plead , v. i. (Law) To plead against each other, or go to trial between themselves, as the claimants in an in an interpleader. See {Interpleader}. [Written also {enterplead}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • interplead — The placing of funds in the Courts by a person when there are two or more competing claims for those monies. (Dictionary of Canadian Bankruptcy Terms) United Glossary of Bankruptcy Terms 2012 …   Glossary of Bankruptcy

  • interplead — intransitive verb Etymology: Anglo French enterpleder, from enter inter + pleder, plaider to plead more at plead Date: 1567 to go to trial with each other in order to determine a right on which the action of a third party depends …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • interplead — /in teuhr pleed /, v.i., interpleaded, interpleading. Law. 1. to litigate with each other in order to determine which of two parties is the rightful claimant against a third party. 2. to bring two or more claimants before a court to determine… …   Universalium

  • interplead — v. go to trial with each other to determine who has the right to bring a suit against a third party (Law) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • interplead — in·ter·plead …   English syllables

  • interplead — in•ter•plead [[t]ˌɪn tərˈplid[/t]] v. i. plead•ed, plead•ing law (in litigation between two parties) to determine judicially which party has the more valid claim against a third party • Etymology: 1325–75; late ME enterpleden < AF enterpleder; …   From formal English to slang

  • interplead — /ɪntəˈplid/ (say intuh pleed) verb (i) to litigate with each other in order to determine which is the rightful claimant against a third party …  

  • interplead — To interpose or file an interpleader in a pending suit …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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