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Cross bill — Cross Cross (kr[o^]s), a. 1. Not parallel; lying or falling athwart; transverse; oblique; intersecting. [1913 Webster] The cross refraction of the second prism. Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster] 2. Not accordant with what is wished or expected;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cross|bill — «KRS BIHL, KROS », noun. a small finch whose powerful bill has points that cross each other when the bill is closed … Useful english dictionary
cross bill — noun A bill brought by the defendant in a Chancery suit against the plaintiff • • • Main Entry: ↑cross … Useful english dictionary
cross-bill — index counterclaim Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
cross bill — A bill of complaint by a defendant against a complainant, against a codefendant or codefendants, or against both a complainant and codefendant, upon a subject appearing in the complainant s bill. The pleading by cross bill is auxiliary to the… … Ballentine's law dictionary
cross-bill — n. any stout finch of the genus Loxia, having a bill with crossed mandibles for opening pine cones … Useful english dictionary
cross bill — claim made to counter a claim against oneself … English contemporary dictionary
bill — n 1: a draft of a law presented to a legislature for enactment; also: the law itself the GI bill ap·pro·pri·a·tions bill /ə ˌprō prē ā shənz /: a bill providing money for government expenses and programs ◇ Appropriations bills originate in the… … Law dictionary
Cross — (kr[o^]s), a. 1. Not parallel; lying or falling athwart; transverse; oblique; intersecting. [1913 Webster] The cross refraction of the second prism. Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster] 2. Not accordant with what is wished or expected; interrupting;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cross action — Cross Cross (kr[o^]s), a. 1. Not parallel; lying or falling athwart; transverse; oblique; intersecting. [1913 Webster] The cross refraction of the second prism. Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster] 2. Not accordant with what is wished or expected;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
