implead

American  

[im-pleed] / ɪmˈplid /

verb (used with object)

impleaded, impleading

1. to sue in a court of law.

2. to bring (a new party) into an action because they are or may be liable to the suing party for all or part of the claim against the party being sued.

3. to accuse; impeach.

4. Archaic. to plead (a suit).

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implead British  

/ ɪmˈpliːd /

verb

1. 1. to sue or prosecute

   2. to bring an action against

2. to accuse

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Other Word Forms

• impleadable adjective
• impleader noun

Etymology

Origin of implead

First recorded in 1250–1300; late Middle English impleden, Middle English empleden, from Anglo-French empleder; im- ¹, plead

Example Sentences

An exception to the sale cannot be taken, there is no going back, neither shall implead the other.

From Babylonian and Assyrian Laws, Contracts and Letters by Johns, C. H. W. (Claude Hermann Walter)

So that they shall not be bound to come before the Iustices aforesaid, except any of the same Barons doe implead any man, or if any man be impleaded.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 01 by Hakluyt, Richard

To sue or be sued, implead or be impleaded, grant or receive, by it's corporate name, and do all other acts as natural persons may.

From Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First by Blackstone, William, Sir

Milborne saw his bitter foe, Robert Livingston, in the throng, and exclaimed: "Robert Livingston, for this I will implead thee at the bar of God!"

From The Land We Live In The Story of Our Country by Mann, Henry

It has rightly been maintained, that he could implead his master in consequence of an agreement with him.

From Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History by Vinogradoff, Paul