counterclaim

[US]/'kaʊntəkleɪm/
[UK]/ˌkaʊntə'klem/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a claim made to rebut an opposing claim, especially in a legal context.
Word Forms
Past Tensecounterclaimed
Past Participlecounterclaimed
Pluralcounterclaims
Third Person Singularcounterclaims
Present Participlecounterclaiming

Phrases & Collocations

file a counterclaim

counterclaim for damages

Real-world Examples

Even by the standards of claim and counterclaimed by both sides, this isn't business as usual on the front line.

Source: BBC Listening Collection June 2023

In tragedy, justice is divided between claim and counterclaim.

Source: Simon Critchley - Tragedy the Greeks and Us

Your honor, the defense should've filed counterclaims before the trial began.

Source: Lawsuit Duet Season 1

The political life of the city is divided by claim and counterclaim.

Source: Simon Critchley - Tragedy the Greeks and Us

And what makes matters worse is that they're caught in this fog of claims and counterclaims about who they are, what they've experienced, where the proof is and what they deserve.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) August 2020 Collection

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