PoliticsAugust 28, 2026
countersuit
KOWN-ter-soot
Definition
A legal claim filed by a defendant against a plaintiff in the same lawsuit, or an opposing legal action taken in response to an initial claim.
Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'contra,' meaning against, and the Old French 'suite,' meaning pursuit or a set of legal actions. It denotes a legal process initiated in response to a primary claim.
In the news
Governor Hochul announced a countersuit against a county sheriff who refused to comply with the state's new policy on ICE cooperation, escalating the legal battle over local law enforcement's role in federal immigration enforcement.
Hochul ICE policy ‘written in the blood of victims,’ opponent says as sheriffs sue
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