countercharge

A noun referring to a charge made in response to another charge, either as a legal accusation brought by an accused person against their accuser, or as a retaliatory military or verbal attack.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa una acusación presentada en respuesta a otra acusación, ya sea como cargo legal interpuesto por el acusado contra su acusador, o como ataque militar o verbal de réplica.

1. Legal counter-accusation C1 formal legal

   A charge made by a defendant against the person who originally accused them, often in a legal context.

   • The defendant filed a countercharge of fraud against the plaintiff.
   • In court, the lawyer presented a countercharge to undermine the prosecution's case.
   • The legal team prepared a countercharge alleging misconduct by the accuser.

   🇪🇸contraacusación

   Sinónimos: counterclaimcountersuitrecrimination

2. Retaliatory accusation C1 formal

   An accusation made in response to another accusation, often in a non-legal context.

   • During the heated debate, each politician made a countercharge against the other.
   • The company issued a countercharge of unfair competition against its rival.
   • His countercharge of incompetence was met with disbelief by the committee.

   🇪🇸contraacusación

   Sinónimos: counterclaimrecriminationretaliation

• countercharges plural form
• countercharges' possessive plural form
• countercharge's possessive singular form