interpleads
/ˌɪntərˈplidz/
verb
- To bring a legal action to determine a right to property or money that is held by a third party and claimed by two or more others.
- The bank decided to interplead when two different people claimed the same savings account.
- The lawyer filed a motion to interplead the insurance funds so the court could decide who was entitled to them.
- When both heirs demanded the inheritance, the executor had to interplead to avoid being sued by either side.