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counterclaim

[ noun koun-ter-kleym; verb koun-ter-kleym ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a claim made to offset another claim, especially one made by the defendant in a legal action.

counterclaim

/ ˈkaʊntəˌkleɪm /

a claim set up in opposition to another, esp by the defendant in a civil action against the plaintiff

First recorded in 1775–85; counter- + claim

But given the volley of claim and counterclaim, it seems unlikely that this will, in fact, be the final exchange.

They were willing to spend a lot of money to counterclaim against her.

Lieutenant Rainey thought it best to admit the counterclaim and let bygones be bygones, but to provide for the future.

Nor could he make the counterclaim for a dissolving of the betrothal.

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