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counter-claim

counter-claim is the alternative form of counterclaim.

Meaning of counterclaim

Noun

counterclaim (plural counterclaims)

  1. A suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff secondary to the original complaint.
    Synonyms:
    countersuit
  2. A claim (assertion) that counters (disputes) another.
    • Develop claims and counterclaims fairly and thoroughly, supplying the most relevant data and evidence for each while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both claims and counterclaims in a discipline-appropriate form that anticipates the audience's knowledge level, concerns, values, and...2021, Todd Kettler, “Chapter 6: A Differentiated Approach to Critical Thinking in Curriculum Design”, in Todd A. Kettler, editor, Modern Curriculum for Gifted and Advanced Academic Students, Taylor...

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Forms of counter-claim

Noun
pluralcounter-claims
Verb
third-person singular presentcounter-claims
present participlecounter-claiming
past participlecounter-claimed
pastcounter-claimed

Questions about counter-claim

What is counter-claim the alternative form of?
Counter-claim is the alternative form of counterclaim.

Words near counter-claim in the dictionary

  1. counter-cartography
  2. counter-castle
  3. counter-castles
  4. counter-changed
  5. counter-charged
  6. counter-claim
  7. counter-claimed
  8. counter-claiming
  9. counter-claims
  10. counter-clockwise
  11. counter-combatant

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Adapted from Wiktionary: counter-claim (page history and authors); counterclaim (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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