n. (Zool) A New Zealand plover (Anarhynchus frontalis), remarkable for having the end of the beak abruptly bent to the right. [ 1913 Webster ]
(Law) A bill brought by a defendant, in an equity or chancery suit, against the plaintiff, respecting the matter in question in that suit. Bouvier. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) A bird of the genus
(Law) A bill brought by a defendant, in an equity or chancery suit, against the plaintiff, respecting the matter in question in that suit. Bouvier. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) A bird of the genus