counterclaim
(noun) a claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action
counterclaim
(verb) set up a claim in opposition to a previous claim
Source: WordNet® 3.1
counterclaim (plural counterclaims)
(legal) a suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff secondary to the original complaint.
counterclaim (third-person singular simple present counterclaims, present participle counterclaiming, simple past and past participle counterclaimed)
(intransitive) To file a counterclaim.
Source: Wiktionary
Coun"ter*claim` (-klm`), n. (Law)
Definition: A claim made by a person as an offset to a claim made on him.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 September 2024
(adjective) free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed; “he landed a clean left on his opponent’s cheek”; “a clean throw”; “the neat exactness of the surgeon’s knife”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
