nonjoinder

[ non-join-der ]

noun

, Law.

1. omission to join, as of a person who should have been a party to an action.

nonjoinder

/ ˌnɒnˈdʒɔɪndə /

noun

1. law the failure to join as party to a suit a person who should have been included either as a plaintiff or as a defendant Compare misjoinder

Word History and Origins

Origin of nonjoinder¹

First recorded in 1825–35; non- + joinder