counterplea

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Noun counterplea has 1 sense

counterplea - a plaintiff's reply to a defendant's plea
--₁ is a kind of plea

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Counterplea

Noun:

A response or answer made by the defendant to a plaintiff's plea.

Example: The defendant's lawyer filed a counterplea challenging the legality of the plaintiff's claims.

Verb:

To present a counterplea in a legal proceeding.

Example: The accused decided to counterplea against the charges brought by the prosecution.

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