Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

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Counterclaim

See COUNTERCLAIM. cross-claim. See CROSS-CLAIM.

compulsory counterclaim

A counterclaim that must be asserted to be cognizable, usu. because it relates to the opposing party's claim and arises out of the same subject matter. o If a defendant fails to assert a compulsory counterclaim in the original action, that claim may not be brought in a later, separate action (with some exceptions).

permissive counterclaim

See COUNTERCLAIM.