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crossclaim

crossclaim noun: a secondary lawsuit, brought by a defendant in an original lawsuit, against a co-defendant in the original suit.

Noun

crossclaim (plural crossclaims)

  1. A secondary lawsuit, brought by a defendant in an original lawsuit, against a co-defendant in the original suit.

Verb

crossclaim (third-person singular simple present crossclaims, present participle crossclaiming, simple past and past participle crossclaimed)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To file such a secondary lawsuit.
    Synonyms:
    cross-complaint

Synonyms of crossclaim

Forms of crossclaim

Noun
pluralcrossclaims
Verb
third-person singular presentcrossclaims
present participlecrossclaiming
past participlecrossclaimed
pastcrossclaimed
alternative formcross-claim

Origin of crossclaim

From cross- + claim.

Questions about crossclaim

What does crossclaim mean?
Crossclaim means a secondary lawsuit, brought by a defendant in an original lawsuit, against a co-defendant in the original suit.
What part of speech is crossclaim?
Crossclaim can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of crossclaim?
The plural of crossclaim is crossclaims.

Words near crossclaim in the dictionary

  1. crosschecked
  2. crosschecker
  3. crosscheckers
  4. crosschecking
  5. crosschecks
  6. crossclaim
  7. crossclaimed
  8. crossclaiming
  9. crossclaims
  10. crossclamp
  11. crossclamping

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