countercharge

noun

coun·​ter·​charge ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌchärj 

variants or counter-charge

plural countercharges or counter-charges

: a charge made in response to or retaliation for another charge

Courteous discussion gave way to charges of mistreatment and counter-charges of disloyalty.

—Paul M. Barrett

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1706, in the meaning defined above