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▪ I. ˈcounter-ˌclaim, ˈcounterclaim, n.
[counter- 3.]
A claim set up against another; a claim set up by the defendant in a suit.
1784Duke of Dorset Let. 22 July in O. Browning Desp. Paris (1909) I. 15 The counter-claims of the Dutch are..still greater than the Emperor's demands. 1876County Court Rules Order xxxvi. r. 15 a., Where a counter-claimant fails to establish his counterclaim, he may be ordered to pay..costs. 1880Muirhead Gaius Digest 491 A debtor sued by him was entitled to deduction of all counter claims of whatever sort.
▪ II. ˌcounter-ˈclaim, ˈcounterˌclaim, v.
[counter- 1.]
trans. To claim as against a prior claim, or against the plaintiff; absol. to put in a counter-claim.
1881Times 23 July 6/4 The defendant..counter-claimed for a false and fraudulent misrepresentation by the plaintiff. 1884Law Times 2 Apr. 427/2 The defendant pleaded payment, and counter-claimed the sum of {pstlg}416 14s. 7d. 1892Standard 15 June 2/5 The Defendant counterclaimed for the return of certain papers. |