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Preparing your learning path…A legal claim made against a person who has already brought a claim against you.
Primary stress falls on the first syllable.
The defendant filed a counterclaim for unpaid fees.
Her counterclaim was dismissed by the judge.
Two counterclaims arose from the failed agreement.
In a lawsuit, the person bringing a counterclaim is responding to an existing claim.
A defendant can file a counterclaim against the claimant, rather than merely denying the original allegation.
Who normally files a legal counterclaim?
The speaker presented a counterclaim to the original argument.
His counterclaim questioned the evidence behind the proposal.
Several counterclaims appeared in the published responses.
In academic discussion, a counterclaim is an opposing assertion, not necessarily a formal lawsuit.
A debate counterclaim challenges an argument; a legal counterclaim seeks a remedy in court.
Which use belongs to a debate rather than a lawsuit?
