counterclaim

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To file a counterclaim
a suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff secondary to the original complaint
Claim made by the Defendant against the Plaintiff in a lawsuit
An independent cause of action by one party (either a plaintiff or a defendant) that opposes or offsets a previous claim made by the other party (compare Cross-claim)
{i} claim made in opposition to an earlier claim
set up a claim in opposition to a previous claim
A claim presented by a defendant in opposition to the claim of a plaintiff
A claim by the defendant against the plaintiff
The defendant's claim against the plaintiff
A claim asserted by the defendant in opposition to or deduction from the claim of the plaintiff
A claim made by the defendant in a civil lawsuit against the plaintiff In essence, a counter lawsuit within a lawsuit
A claim filed by a defendant against the plaintiff in a civil action
a pleading filed by the Plaintiff to respond to charges set forth in defendant's answer
A claim by a respondent against a claimant
A claim made by the defendant in a civil lawsuit against the plaintiff
a claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action
a claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action set up a claim in opposition to a previous claim
{f} enter an opposing claim, make a counterclaim
A claim against the claimant in an arbitration (See claim)
A claim that a defendant makes against a plaintiff
A claim presented by a defendant in opposition to or deduction from the claim of the plaintiff
A claim presented by a defendant in a civil proceeding in opposition to the claim of a plaintiff
The respondent may claim that he or she has grounds for divorce that he or she wishes the court to consider The counterclaim is identical to the petition except that it is filed by the respondent against the petitioner
A claim made in response to another claim demanding something of that person
A claim brought by a defendant in response to the claimant's claim, which is included in the same proceedings as the claimant's claim (Civil Justice Rules)
A claim made by a person as an offset to a claim made on him
counterclaims
plural of counterclaim
counterclaim
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