implead

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verb

to sue in court, raise an action against a defendant

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Meanings

verbimplead (third-person singular simple present impleads, present participle impleading, simple past and past participle impleaded or impled)

present singular third person impleads · participle present impleading · participle past impleaded · past impleaded · participle past impled · past impled

  1. lawto sue in court, raise an action against a defendant

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
empleadsue

Origin

From in- + plead.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

impaledalpidemmidleap
Cite this entry
APA

implead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/implead

MLA

“implead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/implead. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “implead,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/implead.

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