counterclaimant

Variant of counterclaim

counterclaim definition

counter·claim (ko̵unt′ər klām′; for v., also ko̵unt′ər klām′)

noun

an opposing claim, esp. one by a defendant against a plaintiff's claim in a lawsuit

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to present as, or make, a counterclaim

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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