countersuit

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countersuit

noun countersuits

A 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.
Similar: counterclaim

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@misc{countersuit_2026,
  title = {countersuit},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/countersuit},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}