| 词汇 | counter-claim |
| 释义 | counter-claim noun[ C ] (alsocounterclaim)ukus a statement that someone makes in answer to a statement that has been made by someone else, and that is different from it: Human rights abuses have been the subject of claim and counterclaim. LAW a legal case that a person or an organization starts against someone who has brought a case against them: file/make a counterclaimDougherty filed a counterclaim, arguing that the city had no right to regulate campaign cash under the state constitution. counter-claimverb[ I or T ](alsocounterclaim) The company counterclaimed for breach of contract. Examples of counter-claimcounter-claim This particular feature might suggest that they wished to have some counter-claim to their wives' affection even after their death. There is the question of the counter-claim, the third party proceedings and interpleader proceedings and cross-petitions in divorce. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I cannot charge my memory on the spur of the moment with the period when these counter-claim declarations were made. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Whether it is described as a counter-claim or as a cancellation is really a matter of words. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was right to reduce the importance of the matrimonial offence, with all its inherent tendencies to embittering claim and counter-claim. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The fourth point is that the employer might counter-claim. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The question of counter-claim in that class of case may become more important than it has been in the past. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Throughout the past 12 months, we have had ministerial claim and counter-claim about what the powers are to be. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What is to happen if a person who is sued puts in a counter-claim on which he is successful? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In these orders, we are allowing for employers to counter-claim when employees make a claim under the new contractual jurisdiction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Perhaps we should impose time limits or require that there should be only two referrals or one claim and counter-claim. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is to take into account the claim and the counter-claim. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The invalidity of such a counter-claim was obvious once it was examined. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He pointed out that for every claim in a newspaper there was a counter-claim in another newspaper and that mutually exclusive statements were made elsewhere. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is claim and counter-claim, assertion and counter-assertion: we need the truth. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of counter-claim These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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