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countersue

[ koun-ter-soo ]

/ ˈkaʊn tərˌsu /

verb (used with object), coun·ter·sued, coun·ter·su·ing.

to bring a civil action against (one's complainant).

verb (used without object), coun·ter·sued, coun·ter·su·ing.

to bring a civil action against one's complainant.

Origin of countersue

counter- + sue

Words nearby countersue

counterstain, counterstamp, counterstatement, counterstroke, countersubject, countersue, countersuit, countertenor, counterterrorism, countertop, countertraction

Example sentences from the Web for countersue

But he does countersue the corporations set up by the lawyers of the families that allow them to gain standing in North Carolina.

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