contrademanda

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See also: contrademandá

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kontɾadeˈmanda/
  • Rhymes: -anda
  • Syllabification: con‧tra‧de‧man‧da

Etymology 1

From contra- +‎ demanda.

Noun

contrademanda f (plural contrademandas)

  1. (law) counterclaim
    • 2015 December, “Bill Cosby presenta demanda contra mujeres que lo acusaron de difamación”, in Emol:
      Cosby interpuso este lunes sus contrademandas ante un tribunal federal, indicando que las mujeres de efectuaron "acusaciones maliciosas, oportunistas y difamatorias" contra su persona, y reclamó una indemnización monetaria por sumas no especificadas.
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Etymology 2

Verb

contrademanda

  1. inflection of contrademandar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative