counterclaims
Responses alleging wrongdoing
Counterclaims are claims made in response to someone else's claim, asserting an opposing position.
In legal contexts, a counterclaim is a defendant's claim against a plaintiff, filed as part of the same lawsuit: The company filed counterclaims alleging breach of contract.
More broadly, any assertion made to rebut another: His counterclaims about the timeline didn't hold up.
Disproving a statement
- counterargumentPoint challenging another's position
- contradictionOpposing claims, incompatible together
- denialRefusal to accept reality
- disproofEvidence showing falsehood
repudiation · negation · confutation · retort · rejoinder · countercharge · counterpoint · counterstatement
Reason proving rightness
- vindicationClearance of blame
- exculpationClearing from fault
- mitigationReduction of severity
- excuseOffered reason for wrongdoing
self-defense · alibi · exoneration · indemnification · offset · recoupment · setoff
Legal dispute process
- defendantParty facing charges
- plaintiffCivil case initiator
- lawsuitCivil court proceeding
- allegationAssertion lacking proof
damages · cross-examination · testimony · evidence · complaint · jurisdiction · verdict · settlement
Test of ability
- contestOrganized competitive event
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- objectionExpression of disapproval
- disagreementAbsence of shared opinion
contestation · dissent · protest · questioning · resistance · confrontation · pushback · defiance
refutation
Disproving a statement
- counterargumentPoint challenging another's position
- contradictionOpposing claims, incompatible together
- denialRefusal to accept reality
disproof · repudiation · negation · confutation · retort · rejoinder · countercharge · counterpoint · counterstatement · response
justification
Reason proving rightness
- vindicationClearance of blame
- exculpationClearing from fault
- mitigationReduction of severity
excuse · self-defense · alibi · exoneration · indemnification · offset · recoupment · setoff
litigation
Legal dispute process
allegation · damages · cross-examination · testimony · evidence · complaint · jurisdiction · verdict · settlement · appeal
challenge
Test of ability
- contestOrganized competitive event
- oppositionActive resistance or dissent
- objectionExpression of disapproval
disagreement · contestation · dissent · protest · questioning · resistance · confrontation · pushback · defiance · demurrer
- litigationpleadings, lawsuit, plaintiff, complaint, lawsuits
- small claimssmall claims court, filing fee, filing fees, court fees, filing claims
- civil procedurecomplaint, complaints, answer, answers, pleadings
- civil courtscivil cases, civil claims, civil litigation, civil procedure, court hearings
- IP lawsuitsinfringement, trademark disputes, copyright claims, injunctions, cease and desist
- legal defensesself-defense, alibi, affirmative defense, insanity defense, insanity