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countercharge definition

counter·charge (ko̵unt′ər c̸härj′; for v., also ko̵unt′ər c̸härj′)

noun

  1. a charge in answer to another charge or against the accuser
  2. an attack in return

transitive verb countercharged -·charged′, countercharging -·charg′·ing

  1. to attack in return
  2. to accuse in return

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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