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countercharge

[ noun koun-ter-chahrj; verb koun-ter-chahrj, koun-ter-chahrj ]

noun

  1. a charge by an accused person against the accuser.
  2. Military. a retaliatory charge.


verb (used with object)

countercharged, countercharging.
  1. to make an accusation against (one's accuser).
  2. Military. to charge in retaliation.

countercharge

/ ˈ°ì²¹ÊŠ²Ô³Ùəˌ³Ùʃɑ˻åÏô /

noun

  1. a charge brought by an accused person against the accuser
  2. military a retaliatory charge
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to make a countercharge against
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of countercharge1

First recorded in 1605–15; counter- + charge
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There were numerous public and contentious charges and countercharges back and forth, some linked to allegations of homosexual conduct.

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The controversy, triggered by a report in Bloomberg, has unleashed a flurry of charges and countercharges.

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The final days of the Iowa campaign were shaped by the fight for second place and the increasingly vitriolic charges and countercharges between Ms. Haley and Mr. DeSantis over the airwaves and in press interviews.

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Alcocer worked on creating a countercharge to detonate the fireworks inside the vessel, according to the inspector general’s report.

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The fighting in the area was especially bitter, with bloody charges and countercharges as the Union forces struggled to hold their lines against Confederate assaults.

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