noun
- the failure to include a necessary party in a legal proceeding
Usage: legal
Examples
- The case was dismissed due to nonjoinder of an essential defendant.
- The plaintiff’s attorney filed a motion to correct the nonjoinder issue.
- Nonjoinder can result in an incomplete resolution of the dispute.
- The court identified nonjoinder as a procedural defect in the lawsuit.
- Defense counsel raised nonjoinder as grounds for dismissal.
- The judge allowed amendment of the complaint to cure the nonjoinder.