💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Countersuit"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| counterlawsuitnoun | (law) Synonym of countersuit. |
| countercasenoun | A legal case filed in response to another case. |
| counterclaimnoun | A claim (assertion) that counters (disputes) another. |
| cross actionnoun | (law) countersuit |
| crossclaimnoun | (law) A secondary lawsuit, brought by a defendant in an original lawsuit, against a co-defendant in the original suit. |
| countermotionnoun | A legal motion filed in opposition to a previous motion. |
| counterapplicationnoun | A legal request opposing an application by another party. |
| strike suitnoun | (law) A lawsuit of questionable merit brought in the hope of gaining a private settlement, before going to court, that would be less than the defendant's legal costs. |
| civil suitnoun | (law) A lawsuit; an action filed in a court of law to recover for injury wrongfully caused by another. |
| counternoticenoun | (law) A legal notice sent in reply to an earlier notice from an opposing party. |
| lawsuitnoun | (law) In civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution. |
| friendly suitnoun | (law) The situation where a person sues another person (friend) purely to settle a point of (unsettled) law. |
| counternotificationnoun | (law) A legal notification sent in reply to an earlier notice from an opposing party. |
| defendantnoun | (law) In civil proceedings, the party responding to the complaint; one who is sued and called upon to make satisfaction for a wrong complained of by another. |
| surrebutternoun | (law) The plaintiff's reply in pleading to a defendant's rebuttal. |
| set-offnoun | (law) A counterclaim; a cross debt or demand; a distinct claim filed or set up by the defendant against the plaintiff's demand. |
| counterpleanoun | (law) A plea made in opposition to another. |
| litigantnoun | (law) A party suing or being sued in a lawsuit, or otherwise calling upon the judicial process to determine the outcome of a suit. |
| complainantnoun | One who makes complaint, one who complains. |
| law suitnoun | Archaic form of lawsuit. [(law) In civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution.] |
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