countersue

The definition of countersue is when someone is suing you and you turn around and sue them.

(verb)

When your neighbor sues you for trespassing and you sue your neighbor for encroaching on your land, this is an example of a time when you countersue.

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See countersue in Webster's New World College Dictionary

intransitive verb, transitive verb countersued, countersuing

  1. to bring a countersuit (against)
  2. to counterclaim

See countersue in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb coun·ter·sued, coun·ter·su·ing, coun·ter·sues
Law
To bring proceedings against (a plaintiff) in direct opposition to a suit brought against onself.

Related Forms:

  • counˈter·suitˌ (-so͞otˌ) noun
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