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in⋅ter⋅plead

   [in-ter-pleed]
–verb (used without object), -plead⋅ed, -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; r. late ME enterpleden < AF enterpleder
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in·ter·plead     (ĭn'tər-plēd')  Pronunciation Key 
intr.v.   in·ter·plead·ed, in·ter·plead·ing, in·ter·pleads Law
To submit one's claim to the process of interpleader.


[Middle English enterpleden, from Anglo-Norman enterpleder : enter-, between (from Latin inter-; see inter-) + pleder, to plead (variant of Old French plaidier; see plead).]

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