nonjoinder

American

[non-join-der] / nɒnˈdʒɔɪn dər /

noun

Law.

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

nonjoinder British

/ ˌnɒnˈdʒɔɪndə /

noun

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

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