Function: noun
Date: circa 1859
: a legal action in which the defendant in an existing action files a suit against the plaintiff on the same subject matter : COUNTERSUIT
Function: noun
Date: circa 1859
: a legal action in which the defendant in an existing action files a suit against the plaintiff on the same subject matter : COUNTERSUIT
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012