Third Party Complaint - Law Dictionary Search Results
third-party complaint
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party
the benefit of an accommodated party secured party : a party holding a security interest in another's property third party : a person other than the principals [insurance against injury to a third party] b : one (as … action for all or part of the plaintiff's claim and against whom the defendant may bring a third-party complaint 2 : a person who is not a party to an action but who is or may be
third-party claim
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third-party defendant
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third-party plaintiff
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impleader
impleader : the act or procedural device of impleading a third party ;specif : a petition or complaint brought in a lawsuit by a plaintiff or defendant against a third
answer
of plaintiff's allegations, offer any defenses, and make any counterclaims against the plaintiff, cross-claims against other defendants, or third-party claims against third parties otherwise not involved in the lawsuit 2 : a written response to a counterclaim, … answer 1 : the defendant's written response to the plaintiff's complaint in a civil suit in which he or she may deny any of plaintiff's allegations, offer any defenses,
jurisdiction
jurisdiction : supplemental jurisdiction that allows a federal court to adjudicate a state law claim asserted against a third party which is part of a case brought to it under its original jurisdiction personal jurisdiction : the jurisdiction … laws, or treaties of the U.S. : federal jurisdiction over cases involving a federal question see also well-pleaded complaint rule NOTE: The federal courts have usually interpreted the statutory phrase “arising under” rather strictly. U.S. Supreme Court
bill
of credit bill of exchange : an instrument by one party directing another party to pay a named third party or anyone bearing it a specific amount of money on a named future date or on demand ;also … have been abandoned in favor of interpleader as described in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 22. bill of complaint : complaint used esp. in equity actions bill of costs : a bill setting forth the expenses in
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