countersuit

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noun

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

Similar
counterclaim
OriginEnglish suit ← Middle English counter- ← Anglo-Norman countre- →
RareScrabble 13
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Meanings

nouncountersuit (plural countersuits)

plural countersuits

  1. lawA lawsuit filed against a party that has filed a suit against one.

    Stanford, which filed a countersuit against the two men seeking repayment of certain loans, denied the men’s accusations.

    2009 February 13, Julie Creswell, “U.S. Agents Scrutinize Texas Firm”, in New York Times

    Synonyms: counterclaim

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
counterclaim
Also see
counterclaimcounterlawsuit

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Proto-Italic*komteros
  6. Proto-Italic*komterād
  7. Latincontrā
  8. Old Frenchcontre-
  9. Anglo-Normancountre-
  10. Middle Englishcounter-
  11. Englishcounter-
  12. Englishsuit
  13. Englishcountersuit

From counter- + suit.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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