countersue
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Etymology
Origin of countersue
Example Sentences
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She recently attended a court hearing in New York to determine whether he can countersue for defamation after she spoke about her experience last year.
From Salon ● Apr. 19, 2026
John Catanzara, president of the Chicago police officers’ union, said he would encourage the officers to countersue.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 24, 2024
Her lawyer later said she had plans to countersue.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2023
Afroman is unmoved — he intends to countersue and release a new album dissing the officers individually, he told The Washington Post in an interview.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 24, 2023
But they didn’t countersue, and the court-appointed receiver is pursuing the judgment, with interest accruing every day.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 1, 2023
Swift countersued for sexual assault and battery, asking for $1 in damages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Sun was a financial supporter of World Liberty Financial, the Trump family’s crypto venture, but later sued it; World Liberty countersued.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
PSG countersued Mbappe, who moved to Real Madrid last year, for 180m euros in Paris' labour court, basing that figure on a botched 300m-euro transfer to Saudi club Al Hilal which the player refused.
From Barron's ● Nov. 17, 2025
He countersued last week, claiming she had made a "duplicitous attempt to destroy" him.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2025
A&E and Lifetime countersued, claiming that Morrissey realized the docuseries would highlight criticism against her as William's guardian.
From Salon ● Jan. 16, 2025
Sanford Health’s attorneys say Healthcare Environmental Services, which is countersuing Monarch and Cardenas, “never removed body parts” from Monarch’s facility, and that Monarch “must have disposed of them.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 3, 2023
Noyola and Carpenter are countersuing Silva for violating their right to privacy and the Texas Harmful Access by Computer Act, which makes it a crime to access a computer without the consent of the owner.
From Salon ● May 4, 2023
Paltrow, 50, blamed him for the accident, countersuing for $1 plus legal fees.
From BBC ● Mar. 30, 2023
Paltrow, in turn, is countersuing Sanderson for $1 and the cost of her legal fees, claiming it was actually Sanderson who crashed into her.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 25, 2023
Ms. Heard is countersuing him for double that amount, also claiming defamation, because his lawyer called her allegations a “hoax.”
From New York Times ● May 20, 2022
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