Impleadment

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of impleading, or the state of being impleaded. countable, uncountable

    "Of course, a state cannot authorize the impleadment of a corporation on substituted service, except possibly, as to property having a situs in such state, but service on the president of a corporation as he is passing through a state or service on an agent duly appointed to accept service of process is not substituted service."

Example

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"Of course, a state cannot authorize the impleadment of a corporation on substituted service, except possibly, as to property having a situs in such state, but service on the president of a corporation as he is passing through a state or service on an agent duly appointed to accept service of process is not substituted service."

Etymology

From implead + -ment.

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