Word · Frequency #29283
counterclaims
反诉；反索赔
counterclaims is the plural of counterclaim.
a legal claim made by a defendant in response to a claim by the plaintiff in a lawsuit
- 1.
A suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff secondary to the original complaint.
被告针对原告提起的、附属于原起诉的诉讼。
- 2.
a claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action
法律诉讼中针对另一项索赔而提出的反索赔
- 3.
A claim (assertion) that counters (disputes) another.
反驳另一主张的主张(断言)。
被告针对原告提起的、附属于原起诉的诉讼。；法律诉讼中针对另一项索赔而提出的反索赔；反驳另一主张的主张(断言)。；反诉；反索赔
In use
The tenant filed a counterclaim, saying the landlord had not returned the deposit.
A counterclaim often raises a separate issue from the original lawsuit.
The lawyer advised her client to include a counterclaim in the written response.
file a counterclaim against sb/sth
作名词时，常与 file、lodge 等动词搭配，表示“提出反诉”。
The defendant filed a counterclaim against the plaintiff.
被告对原告提起了反诉。
a counterclaim for damages
作名词时，for 后接反诉所主张的内容。
The counterclaim for damages was dismissed.
该损害赔偿反诉被驳回了。
counterclaim against sb/sth
作动词时，counterclaim 为不及物动词，后接 against 引出反诉对象。
Connections
Collocations
- file a counterclaim
- 提起反诉
- The defendant decided to file a counterclaim against the plaintiff.被告决定对原告提起反诉。
- counterclaim for damages
- 损害赔偿反诉
- The company filed a counterclaim for damages caused by the breach.该公司就违约造成的损害提出了损害赔偿反诉。
- assert a counterclaim
- 主张反诉
- In her answer, she asserted a counterclaim against her former partner.她在答辩中对其前合伙人主张反诉。
- dismiss a counterclaim
- 驳回反诉
- The judge dismissed the counterclaim for lack of evidence.法官因缺乏证据驳回了反诉。
- counterclaim against
- 对……提起的反诉
- The tenant's counterclaim against the landlord was settled out of court.租户对房东提起的反诉已在庭外和解。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
counter-表示“相反”，claim是“主张”，法庭上反过来提出主张，就是“反诉”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：legal documents、court proceedings、civil litigation 该词为法律术语，多用于正式的诉讼文书和法庭程序中，表示反诉或反索赔；日常口语中很少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 counterclaim 的词尾 /kleɪm/ 押韵，均以 /eɪm/ 音结尾。注意形近词 climb /klaɪm/（攀爬）和 clam /klæm/（蛤蜊）拼写相似但发音不同，并不押韵。
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