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multiplepoinding

British  
/ ˌmʌltɪpəlˈpɪndɪŋ /

noun

  1. Scots law an action to determine the division of a property or fund between several claimants, brought by or on behalf of the present holder

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At the close of two years, a decree in absence, and a claim in a multiplepoinding, remained the sole trophies of my legal renown.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845 by Various

Gie them't het; an' if a' winna do, sweep your opponent clean oot o' the court wi' a multiplepoinding an' infeftment.

From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 7 by Various

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