Counterclaim vs. Assertion — What's the Difference?

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.

Something which is asserted; a declaration; a statement asserted.

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.

The act of asserting.

To plead a counterclaim against a plaintiff.

Something declared or stated positively, often with no support or attempt at proof.

(legal) A suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff secondary to the original complaint.

The act of asserting; positive declaration or averment.

(intransitive) To file a counterclaim.

A statement or declaration which lacks support or evidence.

A claim made by a person as an offset to a claim made on him.

Maintenance; vindication

A claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action

(computer programming) A statement in a program asserting a condition expected to be true at a particular point, used in debugging.

Set up a claim in opposition to a previous claim

The act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced.

Maintenance; vindication; as, the assertion of one's rights or prerogatives.

A declaration that is made emphatically (as if no supporting evidence were necessary)

The act of affirming or asserting or stating something