单词	counterclaim
释义	counterclaim /ˈkaʊntəkleɪm / noun 1A claim made to rebut a previous claim: monitoring programmes set up in the wake of these various claims and counterclaims will resolve the issue... And as with any hot scandal, it is fast developing into a whole new blame game altogether with claims and counterclaims flying all over the place - and that's just in the blogosphere. There have been claims and counterclaims throughout the week about what's happening inside that refugee camp, or indeed what happened in the previous days. It's been 14 months of headlines, charges, claims and counterclaims and lots of hearings. 1.1 Law A claim made by a defendant against a plaintiff: the debtor has an arguable counterclaim for damages... The defendants have a counterclaim for damages for trespass against the plaintiff. I am pretty confident the counterclaim will be tossed out and am hoping to get at least some of my money back, or at least a decision saying the money should be mine. The consulting engineers involved sought payment of $23,000, and got a counterclaim and suit for $200,000 for its claims. verb [no object] chiefly Law Make a counterclaim for something: he counterclaimed for damages for breach of the covenant [with object]: she counterclaimed damages for late delivery... It should be noted that the defendant counterclaimed against the plaintiffs for general damages of $250, 000.00 and punitive damages of $50, 000.00. Mr Jaura counterclaimed for damages for wrongful termination of the lease. In addition Mr Newbery counterclaimed damages for shock and distress.
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