Meaning & use
Implead
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To bring a third party into an existing lawsuit, typically to share liability.
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The defendant sought to implead the subcontractor who had performed the faulty work.
The insurance company was impleaded after the original suit was filed.
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Implead is a technical legal term dating back to medieval English law, still used today for adding a third-party defendant to a case.
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