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counterclaim

/ˈkaʊntəkleɪm/noun

उच्चारण काउन्टक्लेम

प्रतिदावा, जवाबी दावा

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noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a claim made in reply to another claim, especially one that a person makes against somebody who is suing them in a court of law

    प्रतिदावा, जवाबी दावा

    • The company filed a counterclaim for damages.
    • There were claims and counterclaims about who started the fight.

    Synonyms counter-charge countersuit

verb
  1. 1

    [I, T] ~ (that…)

    to make a counterclaim

    प्रतिदावा करना, जवाबी दावा करना

    • The builder counterclaimed that the owner had not paid him.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

counter-charge countersuit

§Grammar and usage

Claims and counterclaims is a common phrase for statements and replies in an argument where each side blames the other.

Idiom claims and counterclaims एक प्रचलित phrase है, जो ऐसे विवाद के बयानों और जवाबों के लिए प्रयोग होता है जिसमें हर पक्ष दूसरे को दोषी ठहराता है।