interplead

English

Alternative forms

• enterplead

Etymology

From inter- +‎ plead.

Verb

interplead (third-person singular simple present interpleads, present participle interpleading, simple past and past participle interpleaded or interpled)

1. (law) To plead against each other, or go to trial between themselves

   interpleading bill

   interpleading claimants

   interpleading plaintiff

   interpleading suit

Related terms

• interplea
• interpleader

See also

• counterplead
• countersue

References

• “interplead”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• interpaled, interpedal, peridental