RECONVENTION


Meaning of RECONVENTION in English

/ree'keuhn ven"sheuhn/ , n. Civil Law.

an action brought by the defendant in pending litigation against the plaintiff: the defendant's claim must be connected in some way with the subject matter of the plaintiff's action.

[ 1400-50; late ME reconvencioun ( reconvencion ) reconventio; see RE-, CONVENTION ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .