joinder

English

Etymology

Substantivisation of the Old French verb joindre (“to join”), from Latin iungō (“join”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔɪndə(ɹ)

Noun

joinder (plural joinders)

1. (law) The joining of a litigant to a suit.
2. The act of joining; a putting together; conjunction.
   • c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:

     A contract of eternal bond of love, Confirm'd by mutuall ioynder of your hands.

Usage notes

• A litigant is joined by a "notice of joinder". The substantive application is an "application for joinder".

Translations

(law) the joining of a litigant to a suit

• Bulgarian: присъединяване n (prisǎedinjavane)