countersue
gb/kˈaʊntɚsˌu/ us/kˈaʊntɚsˌu/
C1
영어
의미
의미 0개
동사
legal
C1
action
1
sue in response
To sue someone after they have sued you first.
사용 패턴：
[someone] countersues ([someone]) for [damages/an amount]
자주 하는 실수：
Do not use countersue to mean simply “sue again”; it means sue back in response to being sued.
유의어
file a countersuit (A phrase with the same basic meaning; often emphasizes the formal legal filing.)
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bring a counterclaim (More technical; often refers to making a claim within the same legal case.)
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counterclaim (Legal verb meaning to make a claim in response to another claim.)
연어
countersue for damages
|countersue for breach of contract
|threaten to countersue
|decide to countersue
|file and countersue
|sue and countersue
|countersue the company
|countersue the landlord
주제
law
|courts
|disputes
|business
예문
- After the contractor sued for unpaid bills, the homeowner countersued for defective work.
- The company denied the allegations and countersued its former employee for breach of contract.
- She threatened to countersue if the landlord took her to court.
학습자용 예문
- He sued her, so she countersued.
- The business countersued for damages.
문법
기본형
countersue
IPA
GB/kˈaʊntɚsˌu/
US/kˈaʊntɚsˌu/
음절 및 강세
coun - ter - sue （3음절）
Stress on 1st syllable (coun)
활용형
Verb
- Base: countersue
- 3rd Person Singular: countersues
- Present Participle: countersuing
- Past: countersued
- Past Participle: countersued
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