[
US
/ˈkaʊntɝˌtʃɑɹdʒ/
]
NOUN
- a charge brought by an accused person against the accuser
- a retaliatory charge
How To Use countercharge In A Sentence
- Now see, what Colon did, that was a "countercharge. Top Iowa Story: Edwards Hits Hillary Over Planted Questions ��� Hillary Team Hits Back
- A countercharge of libel was made by the opposing counsel.
- She was the only woman in the homicide unit, and already there hadbeen problems between her and another detective, charges of sexual harassment, countercharges of unrelenting bitchiness.
- There is a desire to bring an end to the charges and countercharges, the guilt and shame, the sense of racial "apartness," and to move toward a world in which people are judged by their personal journeys rather than by the past of the group of which they are members -- by birth and pigmentation. Amitai Etzioni: Race in the Obama Age
- Jota countercharged that UNITA was moving its forces around the northern town of Uige, violating a ceasefire provision that both sides remain in their positions, but not in sufficient numbers to threaten the town. ANC Daily News Briefing
- And amid the crossfire of charges and countercharges - Jellison accuses the government of "blackballing" her at independent DNA labs; federal officials acknowledge that many of those labs are under federal contract, and thus have conflicts of interest-the military is standing by its findings. Plumadore, Kenneth L.
- Countercharge system, a very useful system in practice, can be traced back to offset plea in Roman law about 1,300 years ago.
- Charges of racism and immorality being charged and countercharged in that race. CNN Transcript Nov 7, 2006
- That doesn't mean they're wrong, of course, but it does mean that there's a bureaucratic war going on and all charges and countercharges should be treated with an appropriate degree of skepticism.
- His lawyer, Robert Amsterdam, has hinted at a countercharge by posting photos on his website showing soldiers firing at protesters during the height of last week's clashes. Thaksin Faces Thai Terrorism Charges