impleaded; impleading; impleads
: to sue or prosecute at law
specifically
: to bring (a third party who is or may be liable to the plaintiff or defendant) into a lawsuit
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“Implead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/implead. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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implead
transitive verb
im·plead
im-ˈplēd 
: to bring into a lawsuit
specifically
: to bring (a third party who is or may be liable to the plaintiff or defendant) into a suit compare interplead, intervene, join
Etymology
Anglo-French empleder, from Old French emplaidier, from en- thoroughly + plaidier to plead
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