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Definition of Countercharge
1. Noun. A charge brought by an accused person against the accuser.
2. Noun. A retaliatory charge.
Definition of Countercharge
1. n. An opposing charge.
Definition of Countercharge
1. Noun. An accusation against an opponent in an argument in response to the opponent's accusations. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Countercharge
1. [v -CHARGED, -CHARGING, -CHARGES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Countercharge
Literary usage of Countercharge
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Battle of Stone's River Near Murfreesboro', Tenn. December 30, 1862, to by Alexander F. Stevenson (1884)
"Wagner's countercharge. — Preston's and Palmer's brigades attack the Union Lines.
... countercharge ..."
2. Reminiscences of the Civil War by John Brown Gordon (1903)
"... armies—Ewell's repulse—A rapid countercharge—A strange predicament—The Union
centre broken—Unprecedented movement which saved the Confederate troops. ..."
3. New England and the Bavarian Illuminati by Vernon Stauffer (1918)
"ATTEMPTS OF DEMOCRATS TO FIX THE countercharge OF ILLUMINISM UPON THE FEDERALISTS
By 1798 and 1799 the alignment of political parties in New England had ..."
4. Reports of Cases Decided by the English Courts: With Notes and References to by Nathaniel Cleveland Moak, John Thomas Cook (1875)
"If in cases where there is a countercharge, and the party who would have preferred
and proved it is incapacitated from doing so by unsoundness of mind, ..."
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