Usually means: Response opposing the original plea.
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  1. counterplea: Merriam-Webster
  2. counterplea: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. counterplea: Collins English Dictionary
  4. counterplea: Vocabulary.com
  5. counterplea: Wiktionary
  6. counterplea: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. counterplea: Dictionary.com
  8. counterplea: Rhymezone
  9. counterplea: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  10. counterplea: FreeDictionary.org
  11. counterplea: Mnemonic Dictionary
  12. counterplea: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Bouvier's Law Dictionary 1856 Edition (No longer online)
  2. Counterplea: Legal dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (counterplea)

▸ noun:  (law) A plea made in opposition to another.

Similar:
plea, counterapplication, countermotion, West plea, counterinterest, counterclaim, objection, counterlawsuit, plea deal, counternotice, more...

Opposite:
affirmative plea, agreement, admission

Types:
demurrer, rebuttal, objection, more...

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Similar:
plea, counterapplication, countermotion, West plea, counterinterest, counterclaim, objection, counterlawsuit, plea deal, counternotice, more...

Opposite:
affirmative plea, agreement, admission

Types:
demurrer, rebuttal, objection, more...



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