interplead
/ˌɪntərˈpliːd/
verb
- In law, to start a legal action to determine who has a right to property or money that is held by a third party.
- The insurance company filed a motion to interplead the disputed funds.
- The bank had to interplead to decide which of the two claimants should receive the inheritance.
- When two people both claimed the same prize, the contest organizers had to interplead.