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cross-claim, n. A claim asserted between codefendants or coplaintiffs in a case and that relates to the subject of the original claim or counterclaim. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 13(g). — Also termed cross-action; cross-suit. Cf. COUN-TERCLAIM. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 786; Pleading 147, 148, 149; Set-off and Counterclaim 10.] — cross-claim, vb. — cross-claimant,