crossclaim
English
noun
Definitions
- (legal) A secondary lawsuit, brought by a defendant in an original lawsuit, against a co-defendant in the original suit.
Etymology
Affix from English claim.
Origin
English
claim
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- claim English
- claimability English
- claimable English
- claimer English
- claimest English
- claimeth English
- claimless English
- counterclaim English
- foreclaim English
- inclamation English
- misclaim English
- multiclaim English
- nonclaim English
- overclaim English
- subclaim English
- unclaim English
- underclaim English
- Claim German
- claimen Dutch, Flemish
- claimen Middle English
- เคลม Thai
- kleim Afrikaans