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counterclaim

[ US /ˈkaʊntɝˌkɫeɪm/ ]
[ UK /kˈa‍ʊntəklˌe‍ɪm/ ]
NOUN
  1. a claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action
VERB
  1. set up a claim in opposition to a previous claim

How To Use counterclaim In A Sentence

  • The court also upheld the decision of the assistant recorder to reject the counterclaim which the defendant sought to introduce.
  • The respondent may accept the arbitration claim or object a right to makea counterclaim.
  • The latter was successful and recovered damages of some £19,000 on the counterclaim.
  • It is counterclaiming for $25,000 in damages for breach of contract.
  • He submits that both parties throughout the proceedings used the words ‘action’ or ‘matter’ in an untechnical sense, and not referring to claim and counterclaim separately.
  • This is not the place to lay out claims and counterclaims about how life originated on Earth; we plan to do that, soon enough.
  • You may be confused about what way to vote today, given the welter of claim and counterclaim over the last month.
  • Many claims and counterclaims were advertised about who the real market leader was and who was the benefactor of the readers and protected the consumer's wallet.
  • On the basis of his contention that the true value of the property was between £70,000 and £80,000, Mr Ross counterclaimed for £29,000.
  • The defendants have a counterclaim for damages for trespass against the plaintiff.
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