countercharge
to make an accusation against (one's accuser).
Military. to charge in retaliation.
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How to use countercharge in a sentence
Perhaps they believe his claims that he’s a target of extortion — a sort of countercharge that in the past has often turned out to be untrue.
So I would like you to just tell me your best thinking on that series of charges and countercharges.
Will Covid-19 Spark a Cold War (or Worse) With China? (Ep. 414) | Stephen J. Dubner | April 23, 2020 | FreakonomicsIn other situations, the accusation arises as a countercharge.
Will Saudi Arabia Execute Guest Workers for 'Witchcraft'? | Michael Schulson | March 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPreston and Palmer were not only driven back, but they left some prisoners as a result of a countercharge by a Union regiment.
Stone's River | Wilson J. VanceLieutenant Sharpe ordered a countercharge, and the battalion rushed to meet the enemy.
Who Goes There? | Blackwood Ketcham Benson
However, no formal answer came until November 5, three days before the election, when a countercharge was impossible.
Contemporary American History, 1877-1913 | Charles A. BeardRibs of the wounded broken in; features of the dead mashed by the heels of the Brown countercharge!
The Last Shot | Frederick PalmerThe conduct of every department and every individual concerned was the subject of charge, answer, and countercharge innumerable.
The Life of Florence Nightingale vol. 1 of 2 | Edward Tyas Cook
British Dictionary definitions for countercharge
/ (ˈkaʊntəˌtʃɑːdʒ) /
a charge brought by an accused person against the accuser
military a retaliatory charge
(tr) to make a countercharge against
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