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reconvention

reconvention noun: an action brought by the defendant against the plaintiff before the same judge.

Noun

reconvention (plural reconventions)

  1. (civil law) An action brought by the defendant against the plaintiff before the same judge
    Synonyms:
    crossdemand

Synonyms of reconvention

  • crossdemand

Forms of reconvention

pluralreconventions

Origin of reconvention

From re- + convention.

Questions about reconvention

What does reconvention mean?
Reconvention means an action brought by the defendant against the plaintiff before the same judge.
What part of speech is reconvention?
Reconvention is a noun.
What is the plural of reconvention?
The plural of reconvention is reconventions.

Words near reconvention in the dictionary

  1. reconvalescing
  2. reconvene
  3. reconvened
  4. reconvenes
  5. reconvening
  6. reconvention
  7. reconventions
  8. reconverge
  9. reconverged
  10. reconvergence
  11. reconvergences

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