cross claim: Rule 13(g); a claim stated by a party against a coparty (usually a defendant cross claims against a codefendant).
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defendant: the party against whom a complaint (or criminal charge) is filed.
Cross Claim:
A claim by co-defendants or co-plaintiffs against each other and not against persons on the opposite side of the lawsuit.
Cross Examination: ...
CROSS CLAIM -- In a civil lawsuit involving multiple plaintiffs or multiple defendants, a claim brought by one plaintiff against another plaintiff, or by one defendant against another defendant. See MCR 2.203(D) and CLAIM.
Cross Claim An action brought between co-defendants or co-plaintiffs in an existing action.
Expanded Legal Definition of ServitudeSet-Off An alleged cross claim by a defendant against the plaintiff which, if successful, would result in the reduction of elimination of the plaintiff's claim.
The answer may also include a cross claim or a counterclaim. See Rules 7 through 15 of the Minnesota Rules of Civil Procedure.
Cross-claim- A pleading which asserts a claim arising out of the same subject action as the original complaint against a co-party, i.e., one co-defendant cross claims against another co-defendant for contribution for any damages assessed against ...
 See also: Plaintiff, Decision, Third party, Action, Trust
  
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