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COUNTERSUIT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does countersuit mean?
• COUNTERSUIT (noun)
The noun COUNTERSUIT has 1 sense:
1. a suit brought against someone who has sued you
Familiarity information: COUNTERSUIT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A suit brought against someone who has sued you
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("countersuit" is a kind of...):
case; causa; cause; lawsuit; suit (a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
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