crossclaim

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noun

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

Similar
cross-complaint
OriginEnglish claim ← Middle English claimen ← Old French clamer →
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Meanings

nouncrossclaim (plural crossclaims)

plural crossclaims

  1. lawA secondary lawsuit, brought by a defendant in an original lawsuit, against a co-defendant in the original suit.
verbcrossclaim (third-person singular simple present crossclaims, present participle crossclaiming, simple past and past participle crossclaimed)

present singular third person crossclaims · participle present crossclaiming · participle past crossclaimed · past crossclaimed · alternative cross-claim

  1. intransitivetransitivelawTo file such a secondary lawsuit.

    Synonyms: cross-complaint

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo file such a secondary lawsuit.

Similar
cross-complaint
Also see
cross-complaint

Origin

  1. Englishcross-
  2. Latinclamāre
  3. Old Frenchclamer
  4. Middle Englishclaimen
  5. Englishclaim
  6. Englishcrossclaim

From cross- + claim.

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APA

crossclaim. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crossclaim

MLA

“crossclaim.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crossclaim. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crossclaim,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crossclaim.

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