Thesaurus results for COUNTERSUIT

countersuit

noun

Definition of countersuit

as in counterclaim

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Recent Examples of countersuit The federal ruling from Denver was clarified three days later to exclude athletes who'd already signed professional contracts, which prompted a countersuit filed in Louisiana state court that gained a temporary restraining order on Wednesday. — CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 The lawsuit, filed in October 2025, stated the Stars violated the agreement to jointly operated the arena set out by both parties which rendered the Mavs as the sole operators which the Stars called a hostile takeover in their countersuit. — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Aug. 2026 In 2025, that anonymous woman filed a countersuit, alleging in turn that the Tates defamed her. — Kat Tenbarge, Rolling Stone, 20 July 2026 The Times on Friday filed a countersuit against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, claiming that a reverse discrimination claim was in fact a retaliatory action because of its news reporting. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 11 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for countersuit

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Noun

Shortly before midnight Monday and about six hours after Butchko Sanchez issued her order disqualifying him, Desulme filed his counterclaim seeking to disqualify Morgan, reopen the qualifying period and have a special election in December.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026
The Canada partners’ counterclaim was discontinued earlier this year.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of counterclaim

Noun

Seamus Hughes of Court Watch, an excellent site that tracks federal litigation, reported Monday that since the start of this administration, 169 people have been charged federally with illegally registering or voting.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
In 2004, the Cubs settled litigation with rooftop businesses, including Wrigley View Rooftop, through agreements that allowed the businesses to sell rooftop access in exchange for payments to the Cubs.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 Oct. 2026