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Assertion vs Counterclaim - What's the difference?

assertion | counterclaim |

As nouns the difference between assertion and counterclaim

is that assertion is the act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted; position advanced while counterclaim is a suit filed by a defendant against a plaintiff secondary to the original complaint.

As a verb counterclaim is

to file a counterclaim.

assertion

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.
  • (computing) A statement in a program asserting a condition expected to be true at a particular point, used in debugging.

    • Related terms

    * assertoric

    Anagrams

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    counterclaim

    English

    (wikipedia counterclaim)

    Noun

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

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To file a counterclaim.