counterclaim
Example Sentences
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Amid claim and counterclaim Russia on Friday had requested an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
In its counterclaim, Archer denied that it had misappropriated trade secrets, induced the employee to breach their contract or interfered with Joby’s partnerships.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
According to the counterclaim, the former employees had “stayed with the Robinsons year after year,” “vacationed together” with the singer’s wife and were treated “as extended family.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2025
In their court submission, the club's lawyers asserted that the counterclaim was prompted by Mbappe's "deceptive behaviour during negotiations to revise his contract".
From BBC • May 15, 2025
Up stood the jury; and in less than half a minute they found a verdict for the defendant, counterclaim being abandoned, just as Mr. Bumpkin had pushed into Court.
From The Humourous Story of Farmer Bumpkin's Lawsuit by Harris, Richard
Vocabulary lists containing counterclaim
The ACT: The Language of the Test, List 1
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Against All Odds: Contra and Counter
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Common Core Grades 7–8, List 1
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