counterapplication

noun

A legal request opposing an application by another party.

“The nightclub owner applied for longer opening hours, but the police filed a counterapplication on the grounds that she had been breaching the conditions of the existing licence.”

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Meanings

nouncounterapplication (plural counterapplications)

plural counterapplications

  1. A legal request opposing an application by another party.

    The nightclub owner applied for longer opening hours, but the police filed a counterapplication on the grounds that she had been breaching the conditions of the existing licence.

Origin

From counter- + application.

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Cite this entry
APA

counterapplication. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterapplication

MLA

“counterapplication.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterapplication. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “counterapplication,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/counterapplication.

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