Definition
A person who makes a counterclaim; a defendant who sues the plaintiff back.
Etymology
From counterclaim + -ant (suffix indicating a person). The suffix -ant comes from Latin -ans, -antis, used to form nouns denoting agents or people who perform actions.
Kelly Says
The legal status of counterclaimant is interesting because it transforms a defendant into a plaintiff simultaneously, showing how courtroom roles are flexible and strategic rather than fixed.
Translations
BNবাংলা
প্রতিবাদকারী
pro-ti-baad-ka-ri
CACatalà
reacció
re-ac-ció
CSČeština
opoziční stěžovatel
o-po-zi-čni s-te-zh-o-vat-el
DADansk
modkravholder
mod-kraw-hol-der
DEDeutsch
Gegenparte
ge-gen-part-e
ELΕλληνικά
αντεπιθετικός
an-te-pi-the-ti-kos
ESEspañol
contrareclamante
kon-tra-re-kla-man-te
FISuomi
vastaavaatimus
vasta-a-va-a-ti-mus
FRFrançais
contre-allégateur
kɔ̃tʁ-alɛ.ɡa.tœʁ
GUGU
પારસ્પરિક
paar-spar-ik
HIहिन्दी
प्रतिवादी
pra-ti-va-di
HUMagyar
ellenindítványozó
el-len-in-di-tva-ny-o-zo
IDBahasa Indonesia
penolak
pe-no-lak
ITItaliano
controreplica
kon-tro-re-pli-ka
KKKK
қарсы айтыс
qarsy aytys
MRMR
प्रतिवाद
pra-ti-vaad
MSBahasa Melayu
pendakwa
pen-dak-wa
MYမြန်မာ
ပြန်လည်ဆို
pyan-li-sō
NLNederlands
tegenclaimant
te-gen-klaym-ant
NONorsk
motkravtaker
mot-kraw-ta-ker
PLPolski
oskarżyciel
os-kar-zhi-ciel
PTPortuguês
reclamante contra
re-kla-man-te kon-tra
RORomână
contrapretendent
kon-tra-pre-ten-dent
RUРусский
контрапротестующий
kon-tra-pro-tes-too-v-shchiy
SVSvenska
motfordran
mot-ford-ran
SWKiswahili
pingamizi
pin-ga-mi-zi
TAதமிழ்
எதிர்ப்பாளர்
e-thir-pa-a-lar
TEతెలుగు
విరుద్ధుడు
vi-ru-d-dhu-du
THไทย
ผู้โต้แย้ง
poo toe-yaeng
TLTL
kontra-ideya
kon-tra-i-de-ya
TRTürkçe
karşı iddia sahibi
kar-şı i-d-dia sa-hi-bi
UKУкраїнська
протидієць
pro-ti-di-ets
URاردو
مخالفت کرنے والا
makh-al-fat kar-ne wa-la
VITiếng Việt
người phản biện
nguoi phan bien
ZUZU
isibongo
i-si-bon-go