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May 26, 2012
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coun•ter•claim



Pronunciation: (
—n.koun'tur-klām";
—v.koun"tur-klām'), [key]
—n.
a claim made to offset another claim, esp. one made by the defendant in a legal action.

—v.t., v.i.
to claim so as to offset a previous claim.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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