interpledged

Example:In a case of disputed ownership, the courts will often require all claimants to interplead, thereby putting all parties on the same legal ground.

Definition:To state a legal claim, defense, or objection in a lawsuit.

Example:Both parties sought to plead in the trustee to determine the rightful claimant of the assets in question.

Definition:To place squarely before the court for its decision a matter in dispute, a typical expression used in pleading to have a third party involved in a dispute with conflicting claims brought into a proceeding as a party.