impleader

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noun

A procedural device before trial in which a party joins a third party into a lawsuit because that party is liable to an original defendant.

OriginEnglish implead →
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Meanings

nounimpleader (plural impleaders)

plural impleaders

  1. lawA procedural device before trial in which a party joins a third party into a lawsuit because that party is liable to an original defendant.

Origin

  1. Englishin-
  2. Englishplead
  3. Englishimplead
  4. Englishimpleader

From implead + -er.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

epidermalpremedialperamelid
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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