California Codes, Code of Civil Procedure - CCP, Part 2 — Of Civil Actions, Title 6.5 — Attachment, Chapter 1 — Words and Phrases Defined, Section 481.070

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Defines defendant to include a cross-defendant. The term therefore encompasses both a defendant and a person named as a cross-defendant for purposes of the provisions governed by this definition, so references to a defendant are not limited solely to a party named in the original complaint.

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