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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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Grappling with the counterclaims would have made their assertions about the food environment more persuasive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2025

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

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

In response to Jabbari’s lawsuit, Majors’ attorney Priya Chaudhry told The Times the complaint “is no surprise” and that the actor’s legal team is “preparing counterclaims against Ms. Jabbari.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2024

A certain leniency was however allowed to the heiress who was unwilling to marry an obnoxious kinsman, and to the kinsman who had counterclaims upon him in his own house.

From On The Structure of Greek Tribal Society: An Essay by Hugh E. (Hugh Exton) Seebohm