implead

US: (im plēd′)

Inflections of 'implead' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

impleads

v 3rd person singular

impleading

v pres p

impleaded

v past

impleaded

v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

im•plead  (im plēd′), v.t., -plead•ed, -plead•ing. 

1. Law to sue in a court of law.
2. Lawmaking to bring (a new party) into an action because he or she is or may be liable to the impleading party for all or part of the claim against that party.
3. Law to accuse;
   impeach.
4. Law [Archaic.] to plead (a suit).

• Anglo-French empleder. See im-¹, plead
• late Middle English impleden, Middle English empleden 1250–1300

im•plead′a•ble, adj.