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counterclaims

  • plural
    of counterclaim.
    counterclaim
    noun
    a claim made to offset another claim, especially one made by the defendant in a legal action.
  • present tense form
    of counterclaim (3rd person singular).
    counterclaim
    noun
    a claim made to offset another claim, especially one made by the defendant in a legal action.

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All claims and counterclaims were dismissed, the filing said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026

But I don't think that any of us were prepared for the number, and the defamation claims, and the counterclaims to the defamation claims.

From Salon ● May 29, 2024

“Mr. Majors is preparing counterclaims against Ms. Jabbari.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2024

Priya Chaudhry, a lawyer acting on behalf of Majors, said the lawsuit was "no surprise" and that Majors was "preparing counterclaims against Ms Jabbari".

From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2024

This will be understood more readily if it is borne in mind that outside of the reasonable facts of the case, counterclaims are made by the debtor or the accused party.

From The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir by John M. Garvan