crossclaim
English edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
crossclaim (plural crossclaims)
- (law) A secondary lawsuit, brought by a defendant in an original lawsuit, against a co-defendant in the original suit.
Verb edit
crossclaim (third-person singular simple present crossclaims, present participle crossclaiming, simple past and past participle crossclaimed)
- (law, transitive, intransitive) To file such a secondary lawsuit.