third-party plaintiff
third-party plaintiff 第三人诉讼中的原告 指本诉中的被告向应对自己承担责任的第三人提起诉讼，从而取得原告的地位。
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third party plaintiff
third-party plaintiff. A defendant who files a pleading in an effort to bring a third party into the lawsuit. See third-party complaint under COMPLAINT. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 281; Parties 49. C.J.S. Parties § 127.]
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impleader
impleader, n. A procedure by which a third party is brought into a lawsuit, esp. by a defendant who seeks to shift liability to someone not sued by the plaintiff. Fed. R. Civ. P. 14. — Also termed third-party practice; vouching-in. Cf. INTERPLEADER; INTERVENTION(1). [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 281–297; Parties 49. C.J.S. Parties § 127.]
summons
summons, n. 1. Formerly, a writ directing a sheriff to summon a defendant to appear in court. 2. A writ or process commencing the plaintiff’s action and requiring the defendant to appear and answer. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 401; Process 7. C.J.S. Process §§ 2, 12.] 3. A notice requiring a person to appear in