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.]