counterclaim
counterclaim · counterclaims
встречный иск
Widerklage
reconvención
demande reconventionnelle
riconvenzione, controquerela
roszczenie wzajemne, powództwo wzajemne, kontrpozew
reconvenção
A suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff secondary to the original complaintA suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff secondary to the original complaint.
US/kˈaʊntɚklˌeɪm/
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff:
Meaning
2 sensesA suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff secondary to the original complaint.
Widerklage
встречный искvstrečnyj isk
A claim (assertion) that counters (disputes) another.
More definitions
- a claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action
Forms
plural: counterclaimsSynonyms
2 synonymsA suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff…:countersuit
A claim that counters another:counterassertion
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.