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counterplea

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coun⋅ter⋅plea

  [koun-ter-plee]
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–noun Law.
an answering plea, as a plaintiff's response to a defendant's plea.
Origin:
1555–65; counter- + plea
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coun·ter·plea   (koun'tər-plē')   
n.  A plaintiff's reply to a defendant's plea or counterclaim; an answering plea.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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