SINCE 1828
counterresponse
noun
coun·ter·re·sponse
| \ ˈkau̇n-tər-ri-ˌspän(t)s
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variants:
or counter-response
plural counterresponses
or counter-responses
Definition of counterresponse
: a response that is a reply or reaction to a previous response
GE would then have two weeks to issue a counter-response.— Clarence Fanto Retaliation is only likely to provoke a counterresponse. In that regard, escalation may prove to be to Russia's advantage.— Harlan Ullman … supporters on social media have developed their own counterresponse to the protests, mocking them …— Craig Gilbert
specifically, law
: a response to a responsive pleading
The Defendant has filed a Response to the Motion for Reconsideration and the Plaintiff has filed a Counter-Response. — In re Bent
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