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cross actions

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plural of cross action

as in cross-claims

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When the legal battle reached a Suffolk County courtroom, the jury denied Knouse’s counterclaims of harassment and instead ordered her to pay Sabatini millions for defamation.

— Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Heard won on one of her three counterclaims of defamation, ordering Depp to pay her $2 million.

— J. Kim Murphy, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of counterclaims

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United Nations commissions have formally concluded that Russian military actions amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity — murder, forced displacement and systematic persecution.

— Tom Jurkowsky, Baltimore Sun, 2 Nov. 2026
None of this absolves Karen of responsibility for her actions, and sober counselors will readily tell you that the process of recovery can and often does fundamentally alter a relationship’s dynamics.

— Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of actions

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As a California lawyer, she was involved in high-profile causes, including a legal fight over that state's stay-at-home order during the coronavirus pandemic.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
Business outcomes have many causes, and organizations should be cautious about attributing every improvement to AI.

— Subha Barry, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of causes

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The committee might be thankful its initial release came moments before the flipping of the House and Senate captured Tuesday night’s headlines as UCLA was far from the only program with complaints.

— Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 5 Nov. 2026
One of our biggest complaints about the prior mini was its bezels, which felt large for a tablet of its size.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of complaints

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Aimee and Jake subsequently had to complete a lengthy and expensive legal process involving court proceedings, counseling and medical assessments to obtain legal parentage of their biological daughter.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2026
Gonzalez said the department could not comment further on disciplinary proceedings, citing personnel exemptions in the Missouri Sunshine Law.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026

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