Counterclaim

Synonyms for "counterclaim" (26 found)

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Closest matches (6)

Noun(1 words)
counterassertion

Strong matches (7)

Noun(1 words)
countersuit

Related words (13)

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coordinate

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Translations

18 translations across 15 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • teeneis noun (suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff)

Armenian

1 entries
  • հակընդդեմ հայց noun (suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 反訴 /反诉 noun (suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff)
  • 反訴狀 /反诉状 noun (suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff)

Dutch

2 entries
  • eis in reconventie noun (suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff)
  • tegeneis noun (suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff)

Finnish

1 entries
  • vastakanne noun (suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff)

French

1 entries
  • demande reconventionnelle noun (suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff)

German

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  • Widerklage noun (suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff)

Greek

1 entries
  • ανταγωγή noun (suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff)

Irish

1 entries
  • frithéileamh noun (suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff)

Italian

2 entries
  • controquerela noun (suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff)
  • riconvenzione noun (suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • reconvenção noun (suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff)

Russian

1 entries
  • встречный иск noun (suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff)

Spanish

1 entries
  • reconvención noun (suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff)

Swedish

1 entries
  • genkäromål noun (suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • ganting-habol noun (suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff)

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Develop claims and counterclaims fairly and thoroughly, supplying the most relevant data and evidence for each while pointing out the strengths and limitations of both claims and counterclaims in a discipline-appropriate form that anticipates the audience's knowledge level, concerns, values, and possible biases.

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