joinder
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Substantivisation of the Old French verb joindre (“to join”), from Latin iungō (“join”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ɔɪndə(ɹ)
Noun
[edit]joinder (plural joinders)
- (law) The joining of a litigant to a suit.
- The act of joining; a putting together; conjunction.
- c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:
- A contract of eternal bond of love, Confirm'd by mutuall ioynder of your hands.
Usage notes
[edit]- A litigant is joined by a "notice of joinder". The substantive application is an "application for joinder".
Translations
[edit](law) the joining of a litigant to a suit
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a joining; conjunction
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