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im⋅plead

  [im-pleed]
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–verb (used with object), -plead⋅ed, -plead⋅ing.
1. to sue in a court of law.
2. to bring (a new party) into an action because he or she is or may be liable to the impleading party for all or part of the claim against that party.
3. to accuse; impeach.
4. Archaic. to plead (a suit).
Origin:
1250–1300; late ME impleden, ME empleden < AF empleder. See im- 1 , plead

Related forms:
im⋅plead⋅a⋅ble, adjective
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im·plead   (ĭm-plēd')   
tr.v.   im·plead·ed, im·plead·ing, im·pleads
To sue in court in response to an earlier pleading.

[Middle English empleden, from Anglo-Norman empleder, variant of Old French emplaider : en-, intensive pref. (from Latin in-; see in-2) + plaidier, to plead; see plead.]
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Main Entry: im·plead
Pronunciation: im-'plEd
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Anglo-French empleder, from Old French emplaidier, from en- thoroughly + plaidier to plead
: 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
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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