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implead definition

im·plead (im plēd′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. to prosecute or sue in a law court
  2. to bring into an action by impleader

Etymology: ME enpleden < Anglo-Fr enpleder < OFr emplaidier: see in- & plead

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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