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cross-action

[kraws-ak-shuh n, kros-]

noun Law.

an action brought within the same lawsuit by one defendant against another defendant or against the plaintiff.

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Nearby words

  1. cross wind,
  2. cross wire,
  3. cross wires,
  4. cross, wilbur lucius,
  5. cross-,
  6. cross-addicted,
  7. cross-bearer,
  8. cross-bedded,
  9. cross-bench,
  10. cross-border

Origin of cross-action

First recorded in 1865–70
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