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joinder
/ ˈdʒɔɪndə /
noun
- the act of joining, esp in legal contexts
- law
- (in pleading) the stage at which the parties join issue ( joinder of issue )
- the joining of two or more persons as coplaintiffs or codefendants ( joinder of parties )
- the joining of two or more causes in one suit
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Word History and Origins
Origin of joinder1
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Example Sentences
Joinder of causes of action is the uniting in the same action several causes of action.
He to whom a thing is granted shall have the benefit of joinder from the persona of his grantor.
“Our American cousins,” did not wait for this joinder of issue; they had invaded Canada early in July.
And so, in the Vitae sanctorum, the joinder of suggestion and the will to believe literally worked marvels.
The way of thinking which led to the accessio or joinder of times is equally visible in other cases.
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