Counterclaim

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A claim filed in opposition to another claim, especially in a legal action.
  • v. To plead an opposing claim or make an opposing claim against.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. a suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff secondary to the original complaint.
  • v. To file a counterclaim.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A claim made by a person as an offset to a claim made on him.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A claim in the nature of a cross-action set up by the defendant against the plaintiff in a lawsuit.
  • In law, to set up an affirmative defense; make a counter-claim (which see).
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. set up a claim in opposition to a previous claim
  • n. a claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action
    • Verb Form
    counterclaimed    counterclaiming    counterclaims   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    claim    action at law    action    legal action   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    set-off    recoupment   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    fiction-writing    counter-claims    transhuman    patronising    theidea   
     
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