cross-action

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cross′-ac`tion

(in a lawsuit) an action brought by the defendant against the plaintiff or against another defendant.

[1865–70]

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* Oral-B Pro-Health For Me Cross-Action Toothbrush, with Crisscross bristles and a Power Tip to effectively reach and clean gaps between teeth.

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The Court dismissed Alinghi's cross-action requesting Oracle's custom house registry.

The America's cup still dry-docked in the courts: just when the sailing community sighed with relief in the hope that the legal wrangling over the 33rd America's cup was finally over, the courts have again been drawn in to the lengthy land-locked battle

Gillette Co., for example, has just introduced the Oral-B CrossAction Vitalizer, which sports soft rubber gum stimulators around the perimeter of the cross-action bristle head.