counterclaim
Noun

counterclaim (plural counterclaims)

  1. (legal) a suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff secondary to the original complaint.
Translations
  • French: demande reconventionnelle
  • German: Widerklage
  • Italian: riconvenzione
  • Portuguese: reconvenção
  • Spanish: reconvención
Verb

counterclaim (counterclaims, present participle counterclaiming; past and past participle counterclaimed)

  1. (intransitive) To file a counterclaim.



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