coun·ter·claim
ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌklām 
: an opposing claim
especially
: a claim brought by a defendant against a plaintiff in a legal action
counterclaimed; counterclaiming; counterclaims
: to enter or plead a counterclaim
: to ask in a counterclaim
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Saul Elbein, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
On April 26, the company filed a counterclaim against Velasco, Behle, and others.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
The court also dismissed Windstream’s counterclaims against Aurelius.
—Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2019
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Noun
For both sides, that funding, too, is in part based on claims and counterclaims of fraud, election law professor Derek Muller of University of Notre Dame told the AP.
—Saul Elbein, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
On April 26, the company filed a counterclaim against Velasco, Behle, and others.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Verb
And Democrats are still counterclaiming that nearly all the benefits of an extension will go to the rich and to large companies.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
The court also dismissed Windstream’s counterclaims against Aurelius.
—Washington Post, 15 Feb. 2019
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“Counterclaim.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/counterclaim. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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counterclaim
noun
coun·ter·claim
ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌklām
: a claim for relief that is asserted against an opposing party after an original claim has been made compare affirmative defense at defense, cross-action, cross-appeal, cross-claim, interpleader, third-party claim
counterclaim
verb
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