Counterclaim
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title:
Counterclaim
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In a court of law, a party's claim is a counterclaim if one party asserts claims in response to the claims of another. In other words, if a plaintiff initiates a lawsuit and a defendant responds to the lawsuit with claims of their own against the plaintiff, the defendant's claims are "counterclaims." Examples of counterclaims include: After a bank has sued a customer for an unpaid debt, the customer counterclaims against the bank for fraud in procuring the debt. The court will sort out the diffe
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Claim asserted by one party in response to the claim of another
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counterclaim
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2024-02-22T17:19:41Z
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