counterclaim
Example Sentences
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During that encounter, Shell told Cipriani that he owed him nothing, according to Shell’s counterclaim.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
Shell filed a counterclaim against Cipriani this week accusing him of extortion and defamation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 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
Well, it’s counterclaim enough for me.—That’s just the thing.
From The Case and Exceptions Stories of Counsel and Clients by Hill, Frederick Trevor
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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