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countersues

countersues is the third-person singular simple present indicative of countersue.

Meaning of countersue

Verb

countersue (third-person singular simple present countersues, present participle countersuing, simple past and past participle countersued)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To sue a person or entity who is suing one.
    • Forrest later attacked Willis in New York, knocking him to the ground; lawsuits proliferated as Willis sued Forrest for assault, and Forrest countersued for libel.2014, Eric L. Haralson, Encyclopedia of American Poetry: The Nineteenth Century, page 497

Questions about countersues

What is countersues the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Countersues is the third-person singular simple present indicative of countersue.

Words near countersues in the dictionary

  1. countersubversion
  2. countersubversive
  3. countersubversives
  4. countersue
  5. countersued
  6. countersues
  7. countersuggestion
  8. countersuggestions
  9. countersuing
  10. countersuit
  11. countersuits

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