Code of Civil Procedure › PART 2. OF CIVIL ACTIONS › TITLE 6.5. ATTACHMENT › CHAPTER 1. Words and Phrases DefinedCode of Civil Procedure § 481.070‹ § 481.060§ 481.080 ›Copy linkOpen in browserleginfo ↗481.070.“Defendant” includes a cross-defendant.(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1516.)