impleader
About 0.01 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun A procedural device before trial in which a party joins a third party into a lawsuit because that party is liable to an original defendant.
Similar words
interpleader interplea claimant third-party claim alternative liability intervention pleading enterprise liability first party litigant
Often followed by
claim of is under claims in action actions and
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