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
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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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Their legal complaints argue that patients were misled about the accuracy and utility of PGT-A, cheating them out of time, money, and even dreams of having families, since some people have discarded embryos based on the test results.—
Jamie Ducharme,
TIME,
6 Mar. 2025
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Judges in four lawsuits initially blocked his order until the Supreme Court cleared the way for a revised policy in January 2019, which barred transgender people from enlisting, participating in Reserve Officers' Training Corps or attending military academies.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
28 Feb. 2025
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By joining an existing right-wing lawsuit against Target, Uthmeier took DeSantis’ campaign to a new low.—
Orlando Sentinel and South Florida Sun Sentinel Editorial Boards,
Orlando Sentinel,
28 Feb. 2025
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The panel of three judges, all of whom were appointed by Democratic presidents, said the federal judge's order is not subject to review by a higher court at this stage of the litigation.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
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As a result of litigation by the website Radar Online, the FBI released tens of thousands of pages from 2007 to 2008.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
1 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 12 Mar. 2025.
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