reconvention

American  

[ree-kuhn-ven-shuhn] / ˌri kənˈvɛn ʃən /

noun

Civil Law.

1. an action brought by the defendant in pending litigation against the plaintiff: the defendant's claim must be connected in some way with the subject matter of the plaintiff's action.

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Etymology

Origin of reconvention

1400–50; late Middle English reconvencioun (< Middle French reconvencion ) < Medieval Latin reconventiō; see re-, convention

Example Sentences

Having played two warm-up gigs, this official reconvention is in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust, the charity embraced a decade ago by Roger Daltrey and the Who, instigators of TCT's annual series of gigs.

From The Guardian • Mar. 28, 2010