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1joinder — join·der / jȯin dər/ n [Anglo French, from joinder to join, from Old French joindre, from Latin jungere]: the act or an instance of joining: as a: a joining of parties as coplaintiffs or codefendants in a suit; also: a joining of claims by one… …
2joinder — in civil law falls under two categories: joinder of claims, and joinder of parties. Joinder of claims is addressed in U.S. law by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure No. 18(a). That Rule allows claimants to consolidate all claims that they have… …
3joinder of remedies — see joinder Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …
4Joinder — Join der, n. [F. joindre. See {Join}, v. t.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of joining; a putting together; conjunction. [1913 Webster] Confirmed by mutual joinder of your hands. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) (a) A joining of parties as plaintiffs or… …
5joinder of issue — The point in a lawsuit when the defendant has challenged some or all of the plaintiff s allegations or when it is known which legal questions are in dispute in other words, the issue is joined. Usually this point arrives when pretrial discovery… …
6joinder, compulsory — n. The mandatory addition of a party to a lawsuit if his or her presence is necessary to provide complete relief to the current parties, or if his or her interests will be substantially affected by the lawsuit. The Essential Law Dictionary.… …
7joinder, permissive — n. The voluntary joining of a lawsuit by a party who is not indispensable to the action but who does have a claim for relief arising out of it. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell …
8joinder of actions — n. Combining two or more causes of action into a single lawsuit. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …
9joinder of parties — n. The addition of one or more parties to a lawsuit. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …
10joinder — (n.) act of joining together (usually in specific legal senses), c.1600, from Fr. joindre to join, taken as a noun (see JOIN (Cf. join)) …