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Lawsuit vs Countersuit - What's the difference?

lawsuit | countersuit |

In legal|lang=en terms the difference between lawsuit and countersuit

is that lawsuit is (legal) in civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution while countersuit is (legal) a lawsuit filed against a party that has filed a suit against one.

As nouns the difference between lawsuit and countersuit

is that lawsuit is (legal) in civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution while countersuit is (legal) a lawsuit filed against a party that has filed a suit against one.

lawsuit

English

(wikipedia lawsuit)

Noun

  • (legal) In civil law, a case where two or more people disagree and one or more of the parties take the case to a court for resolution.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-08-10, volume=408, issue=8848, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= Can China clean up fast enough? , passage=It has jailed environmental activists and is planning to limit the power of judicial oversight by handing a state-approved body a monopoly over bringing environmental lawsuits .}}

    countersuit

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (legal) A lawsuit filed against a party that has filed a suit against one.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2009, date=February 13, author=Julie Creswell, title=U.S. Agents Scrutinize Texas Firm, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=Stanford, which filed a countersuit against the two men seeking repayment of certain loans, denied the men’s accusations.}}