Countercharging

/ˌkaʊntərˈtʃɑrdʒɪŋ/ verb

Definition

The act of making an opposing charge or accusation in response to a charge made against you.

Etymology

From counter- (against) + charging (making an accusation). The counter- prefix comes from Latin contra-, meaning 'against,' while charge derives from Old French charger, meaning 'to load or accuse.'

Kelly Says

In law, countercharging is a strategic defense tactic that flips the script—instead of just defending yourself, you accuse your accuser of the same crime, which was famously used in political trials throughout history.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
መቃወም
me-ka-wom
ARالعربية
ردّ
rada
BNবাংলা
বিরোধিতা করছে
bi-ro-dho-ti-ta kor-che
CACatalà
contracarregant
kon-tra-ka-re-gan
CSČeština
odpověděl
od-po-ve-del
DADansk
imodsat
i-mod-sat
DEDeutsch
erwiderte
er-vee-der-te
ELΕλληνικά
αντεπιτέθηκε
an-te-pi-te-thi-ke
ESEspañol
se le reclamó
se le rek-la-moh
FAفارسی
반박
ban-pak
FISuomi
vastautti
vasta-utti
FRFrançais
il a riposté
il a ri-po-ste
GUGU
પ્રતિકાર
pra-ti-kar
HAHA
a yiye
a yi-ye
HEעברית
התנגד
hit-na-ged
HIहिन्दी
प्रतिवाद कर रहा है
prat-i-vaad kar raha hai
HUMagyar
ellenfelemel
el-len-fe-le-mel
IDBahasa Indonesia
menolak
me-no-lak
IGIG
gbugbu
g-boo-boo
ITItaliano
sta ribattutiendo
sta ri-bat-too-to-ndo
JA日本語
反論している
はんろんしている
KKKK
қарсы
kar-sy
KMKM
ប្រឆាំង
bra-cha-ng
KO한국어
반박하고 있다
반박하고 있다
MRMR
प्रतिवाद
pra-ti-vaad
MSBahasa Melayu
menolak
me-no-lak
MYမြန်မာ
ပြန်လည်ကြောင့်
pyan-li-kya-ng-ht
NLNederlands
teruggekomen
ter-goo-keh-moh
NONorsk
motarbeidet
mot-ar-be-i-det
PAPA
ਉਤાર
oo-taar
PLPolski
odparł
od-parł
PTPortuguês
recusou
re-koo-sou
RORomână
a contestat
a kon-tes-tat
RUРусский
возражал
vozrazhal
SVSvenska
motarbetade
mot-ar-be-ta-de
SWKiswahili
kukinga
koo-kin-ga
TAதமிழ்
எதிர்ப்பு
e-thir-pu
TEతెలుగు
విరుద్ధుగా
vi-ru-dhd-uga
THไทย
โต้แย้ง
toe-yaeng
TLTL
itinag
i-ti-nag
TRTürkçe
karşılık veriyor
kar-şılık ve-ri-yor
UKУкраїнська
противуважив
pro-ti-vu-va-zhiv
URاردو
مخالفت کر رہا ہے
makh-al-fat kar raha hai
VITiếng Việt
phản bác
phan bac
YOYO
gba
g-ba
ZH中文
反驳
fǎn bó
ZUZU
ukuthi
oo-koo-thee

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