cross-claim

cross-claim definition - legal

n

A cause of action or claim asserted between co-defendants or co-plaintiffs against one another and not against the plaintiff or defendant on the opposite side of a civil action. For example, a defendantÂ’s assertion of a right of contribution from a fellow defendant is a cross-claim. See also counterclaim.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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