• (v. i.) To hold discourse; to parley. • (v. i.) To have time before pleading; to have delay for mutual adjustment.
Im·parl' intransitive verb [ Old French emparler ; prefix em- (L. in ) + parler to speak. See In , preposition , and Parley .] 1. To hold discourse; to parley. [ Obsolete] Sir. T. North. 2. (Law) To have time before pleading;...
to confer with the opposing party in a lawsuit with a view to settling the dispute amicably, out of court.