multifarious

Definition of "multifarious"
  1. Pertaining to a lawsuit where different causes of action, or either of the parties involved, are improperly combined in one suit, typically known as misjoinder
How to use "multifarious" in a sentence
  1. The judge ruled that the case was multifarious due to too many unrelated claims being lumped together.
  2. In order to simplify the case, the attorney moved to split the multifarious lawsuit into separate actions.
  3. The court had to disentangle the multifarious issues presented in a single legal suit.

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