multiplepoinding

/ (ˌmʌltɪpəlˈpɪndɪŋ) /

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noun

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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How to use multiplepoinding in a sentence

At the close of two years, a decree in absence, and a claim in a multiplepoinding, remained the sole trophies of my legal renown.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845|Various
Multiplepoinding, a method of settling rival claims to the same fund.
St. Ronan's Well|Sir Walter Scott
Interpleader is the equivalent of multiplepoinding in Scots law.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 6|Various
Gie them't het; an' if a' winna do, sweep your opponent clean oot o' the court wi' a multiplepoinding an' infeftment.
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland|Various

In Scots law “multiplepoinding” is the equivalent of “interpleader.”
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 1|Various