counterclaim

English

Etymology

counter- +‎ claim

Noun

counterclaim (plural counterclaims)

(law) a suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff secondary to the original complaint.

Translations

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

Afrikaans: teeneis
Armenian: հակընդդեմ հայց (hy) (hakənddem haycʿ)
Finnish: vastakanne
German: Widerklage (de) f

Irish: frithéileamh m
Italian: controreclamo m, controrichiesta f
Tagalog: ganting-habol

Verb

counterclaim (third-person singular simple present counterclaims, present participle counterclaiming, simple past and past participle counterclaimed)

(intransitive) To file a counterclaim.

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