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 Related forms un·in·ter·plead·ed, adjective