counterclaim 1
noundomain: activity
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
a claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action
Hypernym
legal action 1
noun
a judicial proceeding brought by one party against another; one party prosecutes another for a wrong done or for protection of a right or for prevention of a wrong
Domain_of_synset_-_TOPIC
law 1
noun
the collection of rules imposed by authority
EnglishDerivationally related form
counterclaim 1
verb
set up a claim in opposition to a previous claim
Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC
law 1
noun
the collection of rules imposed by authority
