California Codes, Code of Civil Procedure - CCP, Part 2 — Of Civil Actions, Title 7 — Other Provisional Remedies in Civil Actions, Chapter 2 — Claim and Delivery of Personal Property, Article 1 — Words and Phrases Defined, Section 511.030

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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 chapter governed by this definition, so references to a defendant are not limited solely to a party named in an original complaint.

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