implead
implead v. (1)(古)起诉;控告 (2)使(某人)参加诉讼 尤指使在起诉时并非当事人者成为当事人参加诉讼。
implead, vb. 1. To bring (someone) into a lawsuit; esp., to bring (a new party) into the action. Cf. INTERPLEAD. 2. Hist. To bring an action against; to accuse. — Formerly also spelled emplead; empleet. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 281–297; Parties 49. C.J.S. Parties § 127.]