countersuit
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7.4
- noun
- /ˈkaʊntərˌsuːt/
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contrademanda
- Builders of Hope immediately filed a countersuit accusing Tim Clark Construction of improperly placing houses on lots in violation of city code.
- file a countersuit
- lawsuits and countersuits
- suits and countersuits
And he filed A countersuit claiming that her referring to him as a racist was defamation.
- And he filed A countersuit claiming that her referring to him as a racist was defamation.
Examples
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Haines filed the countersuit after Providian National Bank, a San Francisco lending institution, sued her to collect on her unpaid debts.
Academic text (2000) -
I'm going to run down to legal and get the ball rolling on the countersuit.
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What do you think would have happened if I had presented my countersuit to the general district court?
Blog text (8) -
We could launch a countersuit.
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If I decided to identify myself, would I lose all the money from the countersuit?
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The case was removed; I filed my countersuit.
Blog text (8) -
But some of the sharpest points came in Ms. Burch's countersuit.
Blog text (31) -
Vidal instituted a countersuit against Buckley.
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When Mies initiated a lawsuit to recover fees that Dr. Farnsworth refused to pay for work completed, Farnsworth filed and lost a countersuit disputing his claim.
Fiction book (1992) -
The musician filed a countersuit against the record label after they sued him for breach of contract.
Synonyms
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4.8
A person or company brings a claim to court to get a legal decision
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5.6
A case one person brings against another in court to get a decision
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6.4
A claim made in reply to another claim, often by a person who has been sued
How Litigious
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Countersuit comes from two parts: counter meaning 'against' and suit meaning 'a legal case'. So a countersuit is a case you file against someone who sued you, a legal way to 'fight back'.