HyperDic: counterplea

English > 1 sense of the word *counterplea*:
NOUN	communication	counterplea	a plaintiff's reply to a defendant's plea

English > *counterplea*: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning	A plaintiff's reply to a defendant's plea.
Category	law, jurisprudence	The collection of rules imposed by authority
Broader	plea	(law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)