nonjoinder


non·join·der

N0141400 (nŏn-join′dər)n. Law 1. Failure to name as a party one that legally should have been named, as in a lawsuit.2. Failure to include as part of a cause of action or suit a claim that legally should have been made.

nonjoinder

(ˌnɒnˈdʒɔɪndə) n (Law) law the failure to join as party to a suit a person who should have been included either as a plaintiff or as a defendant. Compare misjoinder

non•join•der

(nɒnˈdʒɔɪn dər)

n. Law. failure to join a party to an action.