cross action

noun

Definition of cross actionnext
as in litigation

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cross action
  1. litigation
  2. counterclaim
  3. cause
  4. countersuit
Noun
  • The litigation took a lot out of a lot of people in our industry.
    — Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Boasberg blocked the deportations anyway, ordering any planes that may be in the air carrying the deportees to return while the litigation played out.
    — Cristian Farias, The New Yorker, 26 Mar. 2025
Definition of litigation
Noun
  • Hyperbolic claims about Ronaldo’s son had been circulating for weeks before the Messi counterclaim emerged.
    — Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
  • In a counterclaim, the companies alleged that Morrissey's lawsuit against them was prompted by the desire to protect her own image.
    — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
Definition of counterclaim
Noun
  • While his cause of death was not immediately announced, Parton's post said that he would be laid to rest in a private ceremony with immediate family attending.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 22 Mar. 2025
  • The cause of the capsizing is under investigation, the Coast Guard said.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of cause
Noun
  • Jane Doe’s countersuit came after the Tate brothers sued her for defamation in 2023, accusing her and another woman of giving Romanian authorities fabricated evidence and conspiring to defraud and falsely imprison them.
    — Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2025
  • The pair responded by filing a $100M countersuit against ITV alleging intimidation and extortion.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2025
Definition of countersuit
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