joinder

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The EEOC appealed the lower court decision to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and they overturned the lower court finding that the Navajo Nation can be sued, using a procedural legal device called a joinder.

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  1. noun The act of joining.
  2. noun Law A joining of causes of action or defense in a suit.
  3. noun Law A joining of parties in a suit.

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  • The EEOC appealed the lower court decision to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and they overturned the lower court finding that the Navajo Nation can be sued, using a procedural legal device called a joinder. —  VDARE.com: Blog Articles
  • In their motion for joinder, the 18 parties claimed to be bona-fide members of the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) but were never aware or authorized the petition of December 10, 2007 to the EFCC filed by CNPP for whatever reasons. —  Vanguard News
  • Respondent said that if the class were small, the absent employees could be brought into the case through compulsive joinder which would provide due process protections. —  The UCL Practitioner
  • His joinder of the Federal Election Commission was utter nonsense. —  Latest Articles
  • The joinder of times is given to those who succeed to the place of another. —  The Common Law
 

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  1. From French joindre, to join, from Old French; see join.

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  1. French joindre, infinitive used as a noun: see join, v. t.
 

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/ˈdʒɔɪndər/
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