joinder

American  

[join-der] / ˈdʒɔɪn dər /

noun

1. the act of joining.

2. Law.

   1. the joining of causes of action in a suit.

   2. the joining of parties in a suit.

   3. the acceptance by a party to an action of an issue tendered.

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joinder British  

/ ˈdʒɔɪndə /

noun

1. the act of joining, esp in legal contexts

2. law

   1. (in pleading) the stage at which the parties join issue ( joinder of issue )

   2. the joining of two or more persons as coplaintiffs or codefendants ( joinder of parties )

   3. the joining of two or more causes in one suit

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Etymology

Origin of joinder

From the French word joindre, dating back to 1595–1605. See join, -er ³

Example Sentences

"The additional defendants all now consent to joinder," said Tim Lord of Brick Court Chambers, according to a transcript here of the proceedings.

From Reuters • Jul. 16, 2021

"Given the strength of Mr. Ble Goude's defense at confirmation, all prosecutorial talk of a joinder is wishful thinking," he said in an email to The Associated Press.

From US News • Nov. 4, 2014

A married woman may acquire and hold real and personal property in her own right, and convey the same without joinder of her husband.

From The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV by Harper, Ida Husted

The Attorney-General, on the part of the crown, put in the usual plea, or joinder in error—"In nullo est erratum;" Anglicè, that "there is no error in the record."

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 349, November, 1844 by Various

It has so many serrated points of contact with other events that the human mind is not able to fit a false event so that no trace of the joinder will appear.

From The Sleuth of St. James's Square by Post, Melville Davisson