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cross action
noun
Definition of CROSS ACTION
: a legal action in which the defendant in an existing action files a suit against the plaintiff on the same subject matter : countersuit
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First Known Use of CROSS ACTION
circa 1859
Rhymes with CROSS ACTION
abstraction, attraction, bolt-action, class action, compaction, contraction, detraction, diffraction, distraction, exaction, extraction, impaction, inaction, infraction, job action, live-action, olfaction, protraction, reaction, redaction, refraction, retraction, stop-action, subtraction, transaction
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