Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Implead

vb. 1. To bring (someone) into a lawsuit; esp., to bring (a new party) into the action. Cf. INTERPLEAD. 2. Hist. To bring an action against; to accuse. - Formerly also spelled emplead; empleet.

Impleader

n. A procedure by which a third party is brought into a lawsuit, esp. by a defendant who seeks to shift liability to someone not sued by the plaintiff. Fed. R. Civ. P. 14. - Also termed third party practice; vouching-in. Cf. INTERPLEADER; INTERVENTION (1).