minimal diversity
noun
                                                                                                                            
                                                            min·i·mal diversity
                    
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                              
            ˈmi-nə-məl-
                                                      
                                                          
                                
              
          
                                                      : diversity of citizenship of the parties to a lawsuit in which at least one plaintiff is a resident from a state different from at least one defendant   compare complete diversity                                      
                
Note: Diversity jurisdiction requires complete diversity. Statutory interpleader requires only minimal diversity between the claimants, however.
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