cross-claim n. (1)〈美〉交叉请求 指诉讼中的共同当事人之一对其他共同当事人提出的请求，即共同原告相互之间或共同被告相互之间提出的请求。根据《联邦民事诉讼规则》〔Federal Rules of Civil Procedure〕，交叉请求必须与本诉请求或反请求基于同一事项而产生，或者与作为本诉标的的财产有关。它与反请求〔counterclaim〕的区别在于，后者指同一诉讼中的被告对原告提出的请求，但在实践中两者常被混用。 (2)〈英〉反诉；交叉诉讼 常等同于「cross action」使用。
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,