as in complaint
a court case brought against the plaintiff of another court case by the defendant
The defendant filed a counterclaim for his own injuries, claiming that he only rear-ended the plaintiff because she had stopped too fast.
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Recent Examples of counterclaim
Qualcomm’s counterclaim Arm’s closing argument focused on the Nuvia ALA agreement.
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Jim McGregor, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Frictions have also worsened in the South China Sea, much of which China asserts falls within its maritime territory despite counterclaims from several other regional countries.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Christina Haack's Ex Ant Anstead Tags Her in Instagram Stories After Re-Following Her Post Divorce
On April 26, the company filed a counterclaim against Velasco, Behle and others.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Amid the claims and counterclaims about negotiations to end the war, tensions between Moscow and NATO are likely to increase, especially if the alliance's European members bear more of the brunt of support for Ukraine.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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Jim McGregor, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Frictions have also worsened in the South China Sea, much of which China asserts falls within its maritime territory despite counterclaims from several other regional countries.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Christina Haack's Ex Ant Anstead Tags Her in Instagram Stories After Re-Following Her Post Divorce
On April 26, the company filed a counterclaim against Velasco, Behle and others.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Amid the claims and counterclaims about negotiations to end the war, tensions between Moscow and NATO are likely to increase, especially if the alliance's European members bear more of the brunt of support for Ukraine.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterclaim
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The complaint centered specifically on Danielson’s comments during a press conference following Boise State’s season-ending loss in the Fiesta Bowl on Dec. 31.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
22 Feb. 2025
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The complaint names Trump, the U.S. State Department, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio as defendants.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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Judges in four lawsuits initially blocked his order until the Supreme Court cleared the way for a revised policy in January 2019, which barred transgender people from enlisting, participating in Reserve Officers' Training Corps or attending military academies.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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Over the years, thousands of pages of records have been released through lawsuits, Epstein’s criminal dockets, public disclosures and Freedom of Information Act requests.—
Alanna Durkin Richer and Michael R. Sisak,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
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In November 2017, as the litigation went on, the results of the clinical trial that the charity helped fund were published.—
Robin Fields,
CNN,
17 Feb. 2025
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The Illinois attorney general’s office also declined to comment due to the ongoing litigation.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Feb. 2025
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Baldoni fired back with a countersuit against Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, last week.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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Graves filed a federal lawsuit in New York claiming she was raped by Combs and his former bodyguard in 2001, an allegation later disputed by the bodyguard, Joseph Sherman, in a November countersuit.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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“Counterclaim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterclaim. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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