different between lawsuit vs crossclaim

lawsuit

English

Etymology

law +? suit

Pronunciation

  • enPR: lô?so?ot', IPA(key): /?l??s(j)ut/

Noun

lawsuit (plural lawsuits)

  1. (law) In civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution.

Translations

lawsuit From the web:

  • what lawsuit settlements are taxable
  • what lawsuit is tamra in


crossclaim

English

Etymology

From cross- +? claim

Noun

crossclaim (plural crossclaims)

  1. (law) 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. (law) To file such a secondary lawsuit.

See also

  • third-party claim
  • counterclaim

crossclaim From the web:

  • what does crossclaim mean
  • what is a crossclaim ontario
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