counterplea

A legal term referring to a plaintiff's formal reply to a defendant's plea in a court proceeding.

• 🇩🇪Juristischer Begriff für die offizielle Erwiderung des Klägers auf die Einlassung des Beklagten im Gerichtsverfahren; auch eine Gegenklage oder ein Gegenantrag.

1. Plaintiff's reply to a defendant's plea C2 formal legal

   A formal response made by a plaintiff in a legal proceeding, addressing and refuting the claims or defenses raised in the defendant's plea.

   • The attorney filed a counterplea to challenge the defendant's allegations.
   • In the court case, the plaintiff's counterplea effectively dismissed the defendant's arguments.
   • The judge reviewed the counterplea before proceeding with the trial.

   🇩🇪Erwiderung des Klägers

   Synonyme: replicationreply

• counterpleas plural form
• counterpleas' possessive plural form
• counterplea's possessive singular form