counterclaim
English
Etymology
counter- + claim
Noun
counterclaim (plural counterclaims)
- (law) a suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff secondary to the original complaint.
Translations
a suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff secondary to the original complaint
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Verb
counterclaim (third-person singular simple present counterclaims, present participle counterclaiming, simple past and past participle counterclaimed)
- (intransitive) To file a counterclaim.