interplead

[in-ter-pleed]

in·ter·plead

[in-ter-pleed]
verb (used without object), in·ter·plead·ed, in·ter·plead·ing. 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 which of them is entitled to a claim that a third party recognizes.

Origin:
1325–75; inter- + plead; replacing late Middle English enterpleden < Anglo-French enterpleder

un·in·ter·plead·ed, adjective
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Interplead is always a great word to know.
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a secret understanding between two or more persons to gain something illegally, to defraud another, or to appear as adversaries though in agreement
an instrument, issued by a magistrate, authorizing an officer to make an arrest, seize property, make a search, or carry a judgment into execution
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interplead (ˌɪntəˈpliːd)
 
vb , -pleads, -pleading, -pleaded, -plead, -pled
(intr) law to institute interpleader proceedings

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