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counterclaim

noun

Etymology

From counter- + claim.

  1. derived from *kelh₁-✻
  2. derived from *klāmāō✻
  3. derived from clamo
  4. derived from clamer
  5. inherited from claimen
  6. prefixed as counterclaim — “counter + claim”

Definitions

  1. A suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff secondary to the original complaint.

  2. A claim (assertion) that counters (disputes) another.

  3. To file a counterclaim.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA