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counterapplication

counterapplication noun: a legal request opposing an application by another party.

Noun

counterapplication (plural counterapplications)

  1. A legal request opposing an application by another party.
    • The nightclub owner applied for longer opening hours, but the police filed a counterapplication on the grounds that she had been breaching the conditions of the existing licence.

Forms of counterapplication

pluralcounterapplications

Origin of counterapplication

From counter- + application.

Questions about counterapplication

What does counterapplication mean?
Counterapplication means a legal request opposing an application by another party.
What part of speech is counterapplication?
Counterapplication is a noun.
What is the plural of counterapplication?
The plural of counterapplication is counterapplications.

Words near counterapplication in the dictionary

  1. counterapologists
  2. counterappeal
  3. counterappeals
  4. counterappellant
  5. counterappellants
  6. counterapplication
  7. counterapplications
  8. counterapproach
  9. counterapproaches
  10. counterapse
  11. counterapses

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