- cross action
- noun Date: circa 1859 a legal action in which the defendant in an existing action files a suit against the plaintiff on the same subject matter ; countersuit
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
cross action
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Cross action — Cross Cross (kr[o^]s), a. 1. Not parallel; lying or falling athwart; transverse; oblique; intersecting. [1913 Webster] The cross refraction of the second prism. Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster] 2. Not accordant with what is wished or expected;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cross–action — cross–ac·tion n: an action brought by a defendant in an existing action against a plaintiff or codefendant compare counterclaim, cross appeal, cross claim, third party claim Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster … Law dictionary
cross-action — index counterclaim Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 cross action … Law dictionary
cross action — noun : a legal action by a party sued made against the person who has sued him and upon the same subject matter * * * cross action noun (law) An action brought by the defender against the pursuer • • • Main Entry: ↑cross * * * cross action, legal … Useful english dictionary
cross-action — /kraws ak sheuhn, kros /, n. Law. an action brought within the same lawsuit by one defendant against another defendant or against the plaintiff. [1865 70] * * * cross action see cross B … Useful english dictionary
cross-action — cross′ ac tion n. law (in a lawsuit) an action brought by the defendant against the plaintiff or against another defendant • Etymology: 1865–70 … From formal English to slang
cross-action — An action brought by one who is defendant in a suit against the party who is plaintiff in such suit, or against a co defendant, upon a cause of action growing out of the same transaction which is there in controversy, whether it be a contract or… … Black's law dictionary
cross-action — An action brought by one who is defendant in a suit against the party who is plaintiff in such suit, or against a co defendant, upon a cause of action growing out of the same transaction which is there in controversy, whether it be a contract or… … Black's law dictionary
cross-action — /ˈkrɒs ækʃən/ (say kros akshuhn) noun the bringing by the defendant in an action of another action against the plaintiff in respect of the same subject matter …
cross-action — /kraws ak sheuhn, kros /, n. Law. an action brought within the same lawsuit by one defendant against another defendant or against the plaintiff. [1865 70] * * * … Universalium
