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im·plead·er | \ im-ˈplē-dər \
Legal Definition of impleader
: the act or procedural device of impleading a third party specifically : a petition or complaint brought in a lawsuit by a plaintiff or defendant against a third party who may be liable to that plaintiff or defendant
— called also third-party practice
— compare counterclaim, cross-claim, interpleader, intervention, joinderComments on impleader
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