joinder

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noun

The joining of a litigant to a suit.

OriginLatin iungō →
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Meanings

nounjoinder (plural joinders)

plural joinders

  1. lawThe joining of a litigant to a suit.
  2. The act of joining; a putting together; conjunction.

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

    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]

Origin

  1. Latiniungō“join”
  2. Englishjoinder

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

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Translations

Bulgarian присъединяване
  • присъединяване (prisăedinjavane)(law) the joining of a litigant to a suit
German Anschluss
  • Anschlussa joining; conjunction
Polish wspólne wystąpienie w procesie, połączenie
  • wspólne wystąpienie w procesie(law) the joining of a litigant to a suit
  • połączeniea joining; conjunction
  • koniunkcjaa joining; conjunction

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with joinder

rejoinder
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Cite this entry
APA

joinder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/joinder

MLA

“joinder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/joinder. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “joinder,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/joinder.

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