countercase en · NOUN
Etymology
From counter- + case.
Meanings
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A legal case filed in response to another case.
The European Union and the United States filed countercases in September 2004 over aid to Airbus and Boeing, the only two makers of large commercial aircraft in a $150 billion market.
2007 September 27, Bloomberg News, “W.T.O. Hears European Complaint of U.S. Aid to Boeing”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| countercases | Number=Plur | lexicographic |