counterclaim

Noun
  1. A claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action (synset 101186897)
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: action, action at law, legal action - a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
Verb
  1. Set up a claim in opposition to a previous claim (synset 201020654)
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: claim - ask for legally or make a legal claim to, as of debts, for example

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