WorldAugust 16, 2026

impleadment

im-PLEED-ment

Definition

The legal process of bringing a third party into an existing lawsuit as a defendant or participant.

Etymology

Derived from the Anglo-French 'impleder', meaning to sue or prosecute, combining the prefix 'im-' with 'plead'. It entered English legal terminology in the late medieval period to describe the formal process of calling a party into court.

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The Supreme Court allowed the petitioners to file for the impleadment of social media intermediaries so they could be directly involved in the legal proceedings regarding mandatory reporting obligations.

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