impleadable
Definition
- Adjective:
- Liable to be sued or prosecuted: In legal contexts, "impleadable" describes a person, entity, or matter that can be made a party to a lawsuit or criminal prosecution.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- The corporation was deemed impleadable in the negligence case. (The company could be sued in court.)
- Only impleadable offenses are subject to criminal charges under this statute. (Only crimes that can be prosecuted are covered by this law.)
Advanced Usage
- "to be impleadable on grounds of...": to be subject to legal action for a specific reason.
- The defendant was impleadable on grounds of breach of contract. (The defendant could be sued for breaking the contract.)
- "impleadable party": a person or organization that can be joined as a defendant in an existing lawsuit.
- The court allowed the third party to be added as an impleadable party. (The court permitted the third party to be sued along with the original defendant.)
Variants and Related Words
- Implead (verb): to bring a lawsuit against someone; to sue or prosecute.
- The plaintiff sought to implead the subcontractor for damages. (The plaintiff wanted to sue the subcontractor.)
- Impleader (noun): the act of suing or prosecuting someone; a legal proceeding where a third party is brought into a lawsuit.
- The impleader was filed to include the insurance company in the case. (The legal action to add the insurance company was submitted.)
Synonyms
- Sueable: capable of being sued in a court of law.
- Prosecutable: capable of being legally prosecuted for a crime.
- Actionable: giving sufficient grounds for a legal action.
Related Idioms
- Bring to book: to punish or call someone to account for their actions.
- The corrupt official was finally brought to book and found impleadable. (The official was held legally accountable.)
- Day in court: an opportunity to present one's case in a legal proceeding.
- Every impleadable party deserves a fair day in court. (Every person who can be sued deserves a fair hearing.)