"counterclaim" meaning in English

See counterclaim in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: counterclaims [plural]
Etymology: From counter- + claim. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|counter|claim}} counter- + claim Head templates: {{en-noun}} counterclaim (plural counterclaims)
  1. (law) A suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff secondary to the original complaint. Categories (topical): Law Translations (suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff): teeneis (Afrikaans), հակընդդեմ հայց (hakənddem haycʻ) (Armenian), tegeneis [masculine] (Dutch), eis in reconventie [masculine] (Dutch), vastakanne (Finnish), demande reconventionnelle [feminine] (French), Widerklage [feminine] (German), ανταγωγή (antagogí) [feminine] (Greek), frithéileamh [masculine] (Irish), riconvenzione [feminine] (Italian), controquerela [feminine] (Italian), reconvenção [feminine] (Portuguese), встречный иск (vstrečnyj isk) (Russian), reconvención [feminine] (Spanish), genkäromål [neuter] (Swedish), ganting-habol (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-counterclaim-en-noun-wwOdObn2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Afrikaans translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Afrikaans translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 77 23 Topics: law
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: counter-claim

Verb

Forms: counterclaims [present, singular, third-person], counterclaiming [participle, present], counterclaimed [participle, past], counterclaimed [past]
Etymology: From counter- + claim. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|counter|claim}} counter- + claim Head templates: {{en-verb}} counterclaim (third-person singular simple present counterclaims, present participle counterclaiming, simple past and past participle counterclaimed)
  1. (intransitive) To file a counterclaim. Tags: intransitive Derived forms: counterclaimer
    Sense id: en-counterclaim-en-verb-8FbCCBsd Categories (other): English terms prefixed with counter- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with counter-: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: counter-claim

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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