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counterclaim

[koun-ter-kleym, koun-ter-kleym] / ˈkaʊn tərˌkleɪm, ˌkaʊn tərˈkleɪm /














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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

Shell filed a counterclaim, saying the two men met only twice and that Shell owed him nothing.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

“Cipriani did not come to Court to enforce some purported oral agreement. He came to complete a shakedown,” Shell said in his counterclaim.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

The striker's team, meanwhile, reiterated that despite the counterclaim there was "no legal basis for deferring payment of the sum due".

From BBC • May 15, 2025

Nor could he make the counterclaim for a dissolving of the betrothal.

From We Can't Have Everything by Hughes, Rupert




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