misjoinder

American

[mis-join-der] / mɪsˈdʒɔɪn dər /

noun

Law.

a joining in one suit or action of causes or of parties not permitted to be so joined.

misjoinder British

/ mɪsˈdʒɔɪndə /

noun

law the improper joining of parties as coplaintiffs or codefendants or of different causes of action in one suit Compare nonjoinder

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Etymology

Origin of misjoinder

First recorded in 1850–55; mis- ¹ + joinder

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