The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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 … Law dictionary
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 — 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
