Counterclaim vs. Assertion — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Counterclaim and Assertion
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Definitions
Counterclaim➦
In a court of law, a party's claim is a counterclaim if one party asserts claims in response to the claims of another. In other words, if a plaintiff initiates a lawsuit and a defendant responds to the lawsuit with claims of their own against the plaintiff, the defendant’s claims are “counterclaims.” Examples of counterclaims include: After a bank has sued a customer for an unpaid debt, the customer counterclaims (sues back) against the bank for fraud in procuring the debt.
Assertion➦
Something which is asserted; a declaration; a statement asserted.
You're a man of strong assertions!
Counterclaim➦
A claim pled against a plaintiff by a defendant, either in opposition to the relief sought or as an independent cause of action against the plaintiff.
Assertion➦
The act of asserting.
Counterclaim➦
To plead a counterclaim against a plaintiff.
Assertion➦
Something declared or stated positively, often with no support or attempt at proof.
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Counterclaim➦
(legal) A suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff secondary to the original complaint.
Assertion➦
The act of asserting; positive declaration or averment.
Counterclaim➦
(intransitive) To file a counterclaim.
Assertion➦
A statement or declaration which lacks support or evidence.
That's just a bare assertion.
Counterclaim➦
A claim made by a person as an offset to a claim made on him.
Assertion➦
Maintenance; vindication
The assertion of one's rights or prerogatives
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Counterclaim➦
A claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action
Assertion➦
(computer programming) A statement in a program asserting a condition expected to be true at a particular point, used in debugging.
Counterclaim➦
Set up a claim in opposition to a previous claim
Assertion➦
The act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced.
There is a difference between assertion and demonstration.
Assertion➦
Maintenance; vindication; as, the assertion of one's rights or prerogatives.
Assertion➦
A declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)
Assertion➦
The act of affirming or asserting or stating something