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countersuit

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: K AW1 N T ER0 S UW2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A lawsuit filed against a party that has filed a suit against one.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: counterclaim

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a suit brought against someone who has sued you

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: lawsuit, suit, case, cause, causa

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- English suit English countersuit From counter- + suit.