counterclaimed
Filed opposing lawsuit
Counterclaimed is the past tense of counterclaim, meaning to file a claim in response to someone else's claim against you.
In legal contexts, a defendant counterclaims when they assert their own grievance against the plaintiff: The company sued for breach of contract, but the supplier counterclaimed for unpaid invoices.
Outside court, it describes any reciprocal assertion: She accused him of lying; he counterclaimed that she had started the deception.
Civil case initiator
- defendantParty facing charges
- setoffActivate or embark
- recoupmentRecovery of losses
- damagesCompensation for injury
allegation · complaint · summons · jurisdiction · litigant · attorney · judgment · remedy
Defense of location
- pleaFormal request or defense
- justificationReason proving rightness
- self-defenseProtecting oneself from harm
- affirmative defenseDefendant's excuse admitting act
denial · exoneration · acquittal · mitigation · immunity · rebutter · answer · traverse
Judicial examination of claims
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
- evidenceFacts supporting truth
- discoveryAct of finding something
- depositionFormal testimony under oath
cross-examination · verdict · proceedings · docket · courtroom · judge · jury · hearing
plaintiff
Civil case initiator
- defendantParty facing charges
- setoffActivate or embark
- recoupmentRecovery of losses
damages · allegation · complaint · summons · jurisdiction · litigant · attorney · judgment · remedy · settlement
alibi
Defense of location
- pleaFormal request or defense
- justificationReason proving rightness
- self-defenseProtecting oneself from harm
affirmative defense · denial · exoneration · acquittal · mitigation · immunity · rebutter · answer · traverse · setoff
trial
Judicial examination of claims
deposition · cross-examination · verdict · proceedings · docket · courtroom · judge · jury · hearing · motion
refute
Prove something untrue
- denyRefuse to admit
- contradictDispute a statement
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
challenge · contest · controvert · rejoinder · retort · rebut · disprove · oppose · negate · repudiate
counterclaimedconceded
Admitted defeat formally
admitted · capitulated · settled · surrendered · acquiesced