Etymology

interplea

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Today it means: An action ingrafted on another suit, in which the interpleader becomes the plaintiff and the attaching plaintiff is the defendant. Full definition →

English plea ← Latin inter- ← Proto-Italic *n̥ter
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Englishplea
  8. English todayinterplea

From inter- + plea.

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