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      counterclaim
      noun
      a claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action
      verb
      set up a claim in opposition to a previous claim
      Roots
      contracounter- · Latin · against, oppositeclamo-claim · Latin · cry out, shout
      Synonyms for counterclaim
      surrebutsurrejoindernsurrejoinsurrebuttalncounterchargenrebuttern
      Words related to counterclaim
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      Where does counterclaim come from?

      The word counterclaim breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: counter-, from Latin contra (“against, opposite”); and -claim, from Latin clamo (“cry out, shout”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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