interplead
verb
in·ter·plead
ˌin-tər-ˈplēd 
interpleaded or interpled also interplead; interpleading; interpleads
: to go to trial with each other in order to determine a right on which the action of a third party depends
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“Interplead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interplead. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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interplead
verb
in·ter·plead
ˌin-tər-ˈplēd
: to go to trial with each other in order to settle adverse claims to property held by or an obligation owed by a third party (as an insurance company)
may be joined as defendants and required to interplead when their claims are such that the plaintiff is or may be exposed to double or multiple liability—
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Official Code of Georgia AnnotatedEtymology
Anglo-French enterpleder, from enter- between, among + pleder to plead, from Old French plaidier
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