nonjoinder

American  

[non-join-der] / nɒnˈdʒɔɪn dər /

noun

Law.

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

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nonjoinder British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of nonjoinder

First recorded in 1825–35; non- + joinder

Example Sentences

No, I wish it was, for a misnomer, an alibi, a nonjoinder, a demurrer, a nonsuit, a freemason or a know-nothin' sign to a juror, a temperance wink, or an orange nod to a partisan judge, or some cussed quirk or quibble or another, would carry me through it.

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