impleader

[ im-plee-der ]

/ ɪmˈpli dər /

noun Law.

a procedural method by which an original party to an action may bring in and make a claim against a third party in connection with the claim made against the original party.

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transliterate

to remove or destroy all traces of.

to change (letters, words, etc.), into corresponding characters of another alphabet or language.

to explain in terms that can be more easily understood.

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Also called third party procedure.

Origin of impleader

First recorded in 1570–80; implead + -er¹

Words nearby impleader

implantation, implanted suture, implantology, implausible, implead, impleader, implement, implementation, implicate, implication, implicative