crossbill
-1 n. அலகு முனைகள் வளைந்து ஒன்றையொன்று கவிந்து குறுக்கிடும் அமைவுடைய பறவை வகை.-2 n. (சட்.) உயர்தர முறைமன்ற வழக்கில் வாதியின்மேல் பிரதிவாதி கொணரும் குற்றச்சாட்டு.
Cross"bill` (-bl`). (Law) Defn: A bill brought by a defendant, in an equity or chancery suit, against the plaintiff, respecting the matter in question in that suit. Bouvier. Note: In criminal practice, cross bills of indictment for assault, in which the prosecutor in once case is the defendant in another, may be tried together. Cross"bill`, n. (Zoöl.) Defn: A bird of the genus Loxia, allied to the finches. Their mandibles are strongly curved and cross each other; the crossbeak. Cross"bill` (-bl`). (Law) Defn: A bill brought by a defendant, in an equity or chancery suit, against the plaintiff, respecting the matter in question in that suit. Bouvier. Note: In criminal practice, cross bills of indictment for assault, in which the prosecutor in once case is the defendant in another, may be tried together. Cross"bill`, n. (Zoöl.) Defn: A bird of the genus Loxia, allied to the finches. Their mandibles are strongly curved and cross each other; the crossbeak.