"countercomplaint" meaning in All languages combined

See countercomplaint on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: countercomplaints [plural]
Etymology: From counter- + complaint. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|counter|complaint}} counter- + complaint Head templates: {{en-noun}} countercomplaint (plural countercomplaints)
  1. A complaint raised in response to another complaint, and usually against the party that complained first

Inflected forms

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