Countercharge

Word COUNTERCHARGE
Character 13
Hyphenation coun ter charge
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Countercharge"

What do we mean by countercharge?

A charge in opposition to another charge. noun

To bring a charge against (one's accuser). intransitive verb

To make a countercharge. intransitive verb

To charge in return; make an accusation against (one's accuser).

In decoration, to arrange (a design) so that elements may be repeated by simple reversion; to reverse (a design).

An opposing charge; specifically, a charge made by an accused person against his accuser. noun

An opposing charge. noun

An accusation against an opponent in an argument in response to the opponent's accusations. noun

A retaliatory charge noun

A charge brought by an accused person against the accuser noun

An accusation against an opponent in an argument in response to the opponent's accusations.

An thrust or charge against an enemy in response to their previous attack.

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The word "countercharge" in example sentences

They weren’t nearly as willing to accept the countercharge from the Obama campaign that Clinton herself had flip-flopped in answering the question (earlier in the year, while criticizing Bush’s recalcitrance about meeting with rogue leaders, she had expressed practically the same sentiment as Obama), because such a slip-up didn’t track with the emerging campaign narrative of Clinton as disciplined and savvy. ❋ Unknown (2007)

If you want to understand the interplay of charge and countercharge between republicans and democrats go to “glen Beck clips” and watch vidio fo3/24/2010. ❋ Unknown (2010)

His lawyer, Robert Amsterdam, has hinted at a countercharge by posting photos on his website showing soldiers firing at protesters during the height of last week's clashes. ❋ Unknown (2010)

His lawyers—plural—threatened a countercharge of police harassment, and Ms. Caroline King had declined to press charges. ❋ Sandra Brown (2010)

Obama, appearing unusually feisty and at times sarcastic, led the countercharge himself. ❋ Unknown (2009)

In politics, when someone levels a charge at you, you have three choices: respond to the substance of the attack (show their facts are wrong), deflect attention with a countercharge (he's much worse than I am) or fire off an insult. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Now see, what Colon did, that was a "countercharge." ❋ Unknown (2009)

Today, we bring you the countercharge against Krekorian. ❋ Unknown (2009)

| Reply | Permalink countercharge that for so long set Dems quaking and scurrying off to their consultants for advice. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Is it possible, Jonna Spilbor, that these allegations and the whole back and forth with charge and countercharge between the estranged parents of this missing child could have played a role in Ron losing his jobs? ❋ Unknown (2009)

We have listened to every charge and every countercharge from the crazy claims about death panels, to misleading warnings about a government takeover of our health care system. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Either way, it's certainly interesting to hear the candidates, at least rhetorically, framing the debate in such stark terms, without worrying about the "class warfare" countercharge that for so long set Dems quaking and scurrying off to their consultants for advice. print share ❋ Unknown (2009)

Technology has turned modern campaign surrogacy into a high-velocity game of charge-countercharge. ❋ Unknown (2008)

But they kept coming back, and I kept charging back at them; and this sort of charge and countercharge went on for probably 20 minutes. ❋ Unknown (2008)

What this money allows them to do is essentially charge and countercharge. ❋ Unknown (2008)

If there's a charge from one side, a countercharge will soon follow. ❋ Unknown (2008)

(They also countercharge that Groklaw, a blog that has become a center for bashing SCO, is an IBM front, a charge Groklaw editor Pamela Jones denies.) ❋ Unknown (2008)

She then faced a countercharge of making false accusations against her employer, and was sentenced to 79 lashes. ❋ Christopher (2007)

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