cross-file
Americanverb (used with or without object)
Etymology
Origin of cross-file
First recorded in 1870–75
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The bill, SB0421 and its cross-file, HB0157, would replace references in state education, commercial law, financial institutions and general provisions.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 12, 2021
Sen. Young sponsored the Senate cross-file of the bill, SB557, which had a hearing in the Senate Finance Committee on Feb. 17.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 3, 2021
Since the lawsuit against MySpace also names Solis as a defendant, Reposa said he will "cross-file" and also sue MySpace and its owner, News Corporation.
From Time Magazine Archive
"I wanted to cross-file," Hill admits, "but my lawyer reminded me that would be returning evil for evil."
From Time Magazine Archive
In removing the cross-file marks it will be found that the file will cut more freely if it be slightly canted so that it cuts most at and near the edge, as shown in Fig.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
SB164, cross-filed as HB605, which would expand mental health care options for veterans in the state, passed the Senate unanimously on Feb. 8.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 3, 2021
Other related bills include SB74 cross-filed, which would create mental health assistance programs for police officers.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 3, 2021
The legislation is cross-filed with a bill in the Senate.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 17, 2015
Warren, as did Jimmy, cross-filed on both Republican and Democratic tickets, under the peculiar rules of the California primaries, which are as mixed up as fruit salad.
From Time Magazine Archive
Somewhere in the bowels of the Body Administrative, he knew, notations were being made and cross-filed.
From Citadel by Dongen, H. R. van
Since election would be difficult, he ran in both the Republican and Democratic primaries, a strategy known as cross-filing that was legal at the time.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 3, 2015
Under California's weird cross-filing system, Knowland also won the Democratic primary, is thus fully assured of re-election in November.
From Time Magazine Archive
Under a cross-filing law adopted in 1913, Republicans and Democrats filed freely in each other's primaries, and the voters could never tell from the ballot which candidate came from what party.
From Time Magazine Archive
This cross-filing was provided by a special bill passed in the Texas legislature two years ago, popularly known even then as the "Ike bill."
From Time Magazine Archive
Draw-filing produces with a given cut of file a smoother surface than cross-filing, but it will not remove so much metal in a given time.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
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