im·plead ( m-pl d )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.] |
implead [ɪmˈpliːd]
vb (tr) Law rare
1. (Law)
a. to sue or prosecute
b. to bring an action against
2. (Law) to accuse
[from Anglo-French empleder; see im-, plead]
impleadable adj
impleader n
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