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Noun: countercharge  'kawn-tu(r),chaa(r)j
  1. A retaliatory charge
    "The defendant's lawyer made a countercharge of police misconduct"
     
  2. A charge brought by an accused person against the accuser
    "The defendant filed a countercharge of slander against the plaintiff"

Derived forms: countercharges

Type of: accusation, charge

Encyclopedia: Countercharge