as in complaint
a court case brought against the plaintiff of another court case by the defendant
The defendant filed a counterclaim for his own injuries, claiming that he only rear-ended the plaintiff because she had stopped too fast.
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Recent Examples of counterclaim
Qualcomm’s counterclaim Arm’s closing argument focused on the Nuvia ALA agreement.
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Jim McGregor, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Frictions have also worsened in the South China Sea, much of which China asserts falls within its maritime territory despite counterclaims from several other regional countries.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Christina Haack's Ex Ant Anstead Tags Her in Instagram Stories After Re-Following Her Post Divorce
On April 26, the company filed a counterclaim against Velasco, Behle and others.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Amid the claims and counterclaims about negotiations to end the war, tensions between Moscow and NATO are likely to increase, especially if the alliance's European members bear more of the brunt of support for Ukraine.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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Jim McGregor, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
Frictions have also worsened in the South China Sea, much of which China asserts falls within its maritime territory despite counterclaims from several other regional countries.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Christina Haack's Ex Ant Anstead Tags Her in Instagram Stories After Re-Following Her Post Divorce
On April 26, the company filed a counterclaim against Velasco, Behle and others.
—Mackenzie Schmidt, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Amid the claims and counterclaims about negotiations to end the war, tensions between Moscow and NATO are likely to increase, especially if the alliance's European members bear more of the brunt of support for Ukraine.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterclaim
Noun
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Carpenter said complaints could have already fallen off the calendar because of the delay in hiring a director.—
Destiny Torres,
Orange County Register,
7 Mar. 2025
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The mom said there was and identified the drug as fentanyl, the complaint says.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But Spotify recently came under fierce criticism from the music industry — not to mention a lawsuit — for its recent music-audiobooks bundle, which Billboard estimated will decrease the amount of royalties paid to music companies by $150 million over the next year.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
12 Mar. 2025
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And last week Quality Plumbing, Inc., also based in North Kansas City, filed a lawsuit against the company over $254,000 in unpaid bills.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The arrangement morphed into a cottage industry for a small number of law firms that solicited plaintiffs door to door and bombarded insurers with litigation, insurers have long contended.—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
14 Mar. 2025
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Difficulties lead to litigation The frustrations have led hundreds of plaintiffs to sue in numerous cases in both state and federal court .—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacramento Bee,
13 Mar. 2025
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There’s a new countersuit on the ongoing Blake Lively vs. Justin Baldoni fracas.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
17 Jan. 2025
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Baldoni fired back with a countersuit against Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, last week.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Counterclaim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/counterclaim. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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