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countercharge

[ US /ˈkaʊntɝˌtʃɑɹdʒ/ ]
NOUN
  1. a charge brought by an accused person against the accuser
  2. 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
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