1. counterclaim - Noun
2. counterclaim - Verb
A claim made by a person as an offset to a claim made on him.
Source: Webster's dictionaryIn the counterclaim, Mattingly said when the door was breached, he saw “Walker standing, with gun raised, in a shooting position” and then he shot Mattingly in the thigh. Source: Internet
However, due to the claimant’s delay in finishing the work, the respondent filed a counterclaim against the claimant for RO5,800, ie RO20 per day for 290 days. Source: Internet
Brown denied the accusations and filed a counterclaim in response to a lawsuit filed by her. Source: Internet
The counterclaim has to be such as to offset the plaintiff’s claim or bar it in any other way. Source: Internet
The Court then heard the counterclaim by the defendant who explained to the Court that such changes could only be made effective to names that one uses in everyday life and could not apply to surnames. Source: Internet