Thesaurus results for COUNTERCLAIM

counterclaim

noun

as in complaint

a court case brought against the plaintiff of another court case by the defendant The defendant filed a counterclaim for his own injuries, claiming that he only rear-ended the plaintiff because she had stopped too fast.

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Recent Examples of counterclaim Her counterclaim has asked for full payment of the $1 million contract, court costs and a declaration that the WealthRise curriculum and trademark remain the property of BlackFem and the city does not have a right to copy or distribute them or create derivative works. —

Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 23 Dec. 2025 Fareway filed a counterclaim, and the parties agreed to dismiss the case in November. —

Curt Devine, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025 Claims and counterclaims and various legal motions piled up on both coasts, but the core dispute remained, more or less, constant. —

Literary Hub, 16 Dec. 2025 Mbappe’s legal side are seeking €263million (£230m; $309m) in total, while PSG have filed a counterclaim against Mbappe, asking for around €440m in damages. —

Tom Burrows, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for counterclaim

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Noun

The default ruling means that Rourke failed to take action to defend against the eviction complaint within the time allowed by law.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
The complaint requested that the judge find the administration’s policy violates the First and Fifth Amendments and bar it from being implemented.

— BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 11 Mar. 2026