1. past tense of interplead; to institute legal proceedings in which a party holding property claimed by two or more other parties asks the court to determine the rightful owner
Usage: legal

Examples

• The bank interpleaded when both parties claimed ownership of the account.
• The insurance company interpleaded to determine which beneficiary should receive the payout.
• The landlord interpleaded after multiple tenants claimed the security deposit.
• The executor interpleaded when heirs disputed ownership of the estate assets.
• The company interpleaded to resolve conflicting claims to the funds.