countersue en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Italic *-teros Proto-Italic *komterosder. Proto-Italic *komterād Latin contrāder. Old French contre- Anglo-Norman countre-bor. Middle English counter- English counter- English sue English countersue From counter- + sue.
Meanings
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(intransitive, transitive) To sue a person or entity who is suing one.
Forrest later attacked Willis in New York, knocking him to the ground; lawsuits proliferated as Willis sued Forrest for assault, and Forrest countersued for libel.
2014, Eric L. Haralson, Encyclopedia of American Poetry: The Nineteenth Century, page 497:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| countersuing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| countersued | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| countersued | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| countersues | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |