countersuit
noun
coun·ter·suit
ˈkau̇n-tər-ˌsüt 
variants
or less commonly counter-suit
plural countersuits also counter-suits
: an opposing lawsuit
especially
: a claim asserted by an opposing party in a lawsuit (such as a defendant) against the party bringing the original lawsuit (such as a plaintiff) : counterclaim
decided to file a countersuit against her accuser
The current appeal results from a patent infringement suit and countersuit between Apple Inc. ("Apple") and Samsung Electronics Co … —
Apple, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., 816 F. 3d 788 (2016)
Apple, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., 816 F. 3d 788 (2016) Examples of countersuit in a Sentence
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Heard also won one of the three claims in her countersuit.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 22 June 2025
She was ordered to pay $10.35 million in damages, and Depp was to pay $2 million, since Heard won one of the three claims in her countersuit.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 22 June 2025
San Diego has begun filing countersuits against up to 1,000 people and businesses — both named and unnamed — accusing them of contributing to the flood.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025
Though his countersuit against Blake Lively was dismissed on Monday, Justin Baldoni refused to back down from his legal battle.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez , Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2025
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Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 22 June 2025
She was ordered to pay $10.35 million in damages, and Depp was to pay $2 million, since Heard won one of the three claims in her countersuit.
—Nicholas Rice, People.com, 22 June 2025
San Diego has begun filing countersuits against up to 1,000 people and businesses — both named and unnamed — accusing them of contributing to the flood.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025
Though his countersuit against Blake Lively was dismissed on Monday, Justin Baldoni refused to back down from his legal battle.
—Christina Dugan Ramirez , Lauryn Overhultz, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2025
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“Countersuit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/countersuit. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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