counterclaim
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Shell filed a counterclaim, saying the two men met only twice and that Shell owed him nothing.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026
“Cipriani did not come to Court to enforce some purported oral agreement. He came to complete a shakedown,” Shell said in his counterclaim.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
In their court submission, the club's lawyers asserted that the counterclaim was prompted by Mbappe's "deceptive behaviour during negotiations to revise his contract".
From BBC • May 15, 2025
The striker's team, meanwhile, reiterated that despite the counterclaim there was "no legal basis for deferring payment of the sum due".
From BBC • May 15, 2025
The railway company not only repudiated all liability, but sent in a counterclaim for damage to their engine!
From Grain and Chaff from an English Manor by Savory, Arthur H.
Vocabulary lists containing counterclaim
The ACT: The Language of the Test, List 1
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Against All Odds: Contra and Counter
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Common Core Grades 7–8, List 1
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