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Counterclaim has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

a claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action

2

a suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff secondary to the original complaint.

Verb
1

set up a claim in opposition to a previous claim

2

To file a counterclaim.

See Also
suit plaintiff defendant counterclaimant set off counterclaimer counterclaiming counterclaims
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
legal action claim
Rhyming Words
aim zaim maim raim saim haim chaim claim reaim nsaim karaim misaim ephraim exclaim unclaim reclaim declaim acclaim cry aim take aim
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