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COUNTERCHARGE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does countercharge mean?
• COUNTERCHARGE (noun)
The noun COUNTERCHARGE has 2 senses:
1. a charge brought by an accused person against the accuser
2. a retaliatory charge
Familiarity information: COUNTERCHARGE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A charge brought by an accused person against the accuser
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("countercharge" is a kind of...):
accusation; charge (an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A retaliatory charge
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("countercharge" is a kind of...):
charge (an impetuous rush toward someone or something)
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