misjoinder of parties

  • 1misjoinder of parties — The defect of having made parties of record to an action persons who are neither necessary nor proper parties. 39 Am J1st Parties § 118 …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 2misjoinder — mis·join·der /mis jȯin dər/ n: an incorrect joinder of claims or parties in a legal action; also: an impermissible joinder of criminal charges or defendants compare duplicity, multifarious, multiplicity …

    Law dictionary

  • 3Misjoinder — In legal procedure (both civil and criminal), misjoinder refers to a wrongful joinder. Misjoinder of causes of action, or counts, consists in joining several demands to enforce substantive rights of recovery that are distinct and contradictory.… …

    Wikipedia

  • 4Misjoinder — Mis*join der, n. (Law) An incorrect union of parties or of causes of action in a procedure, criminal or civil. Wharton. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 5misjoinder — [mis join′dər] n. Law the improper joining together of parties or of different causes of action in one lawsuit or other legal proceeding …

    English World dictionary

  • 6misjoinder — noun Date: 1789 an improper union of parties or of causes of action in a single legal proceeding …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 7misjoinder — /mis joyn deuhr/, n. Law. a joining in one suit or action of causes or of parties not permitted to be so joined. [1850 55; MIS 1 + JOINDER] * * * …

    Universalium

  • 8misjoinder — noun /ˌmɪsˈdʒɔɪn.də(ɹ)/ An incorrect union of parties or of causes of action in a procedure in criminal or civil court …

    Wiktionary

  • 9misjoinder — mis•join•der [[t]mɪsˈdʒɔɪn dər[/t]] n. Law. law a joining in one suit or action of causes or of parties not permitted to be so joined • Etymology: 1850–55 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 10misjoinder — /mɪsˈdʒɔɪndə/ (say mis joynduh) noun a joining in one law suit or action of causes or of parties not permitted to be so joined. {mis 1 + joinder} …