cross-claim

Definition of cross-claimnext

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counterclaim
Noun
  • In 2022, a jury awarded Depp more than $10 million in damages, while Heard won one of her counterclaims and was awarded $2 million.
    Charlie Carballo, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • The counterclaim alleges Wherry hired a private investigator to look into the burglary, and Thompson failed a subsequent polygraph examination.
    Rachel DeSantis, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026
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“Cross-claim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cross-claim. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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