countercharge

noun

Definition of counterchargenext
as in accusation

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for countercharge
  1. accusation
  2. allegation
  3. condemnation
  4. plea
  5. denunciation
  6. censure
  7. implication
Noun
  • The Venezuelan electoral authority, however, has not released official ballot tallies, a move that has fueled accusations of a cover-up.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025
  • His accusations brought a torrent of violent threats against the women, upending their lives.
    Eileen Sullivan, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of accusation
Noun
  • These are such serious allegations for such an important job.
    Matt Seyler, ABC News, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Over the course of their relationship, the couple have fielded cheating allegations which both Kyle and Mauricio have denied.
    Esther Kang, People.com, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of allegation
Noun
  • Global condemnation over the lack of transparency prompted Maduro to ask the country’s high court — also filled with allies of his United Socialist Party of Venezuela — to audit the election results.
    Regina Garcia Cano, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Its military campaign on Syrian soil has drawn increasing international condemnation.
    Natasha Frost, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of condemnation
Noun
  • Prosecutors didn’t offer Depa a plea deal to reduce his potential sentence.
    Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The judge granted the motion on Jan. 2, according to court records, giving the attorneys until Feb. 18 to reach a possible agreement on a guilty plea.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of plea
Noun
  • The Muslim-majority states of Southeast Asia, in particular, see double standards at work in Washington’s denunciation of Russia, pointing to U.S.-initiated or -supported wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Gaza, and Lebanon, among other conflicts.
    Bilahari Kausikan, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
  • His statements — including Holocaust denial, racist denunciations of Muslims and immigrants, and his 1987 proposal to forcibly isolate people with AIDS in special facilities — shocked his critics and strained his political alliances.
    Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of denunciation
Noun
  • But as part of the censure, the board barred Morris from taking part in deliberations and votes regarding the Hagekhalil investigation.
    Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Still, her presence does give Sorkin the opportunity to leap back and forth between the writing of the address and the aftermath, exploring the president’s struggle to regain his composure after a congressional censure in the process.
    Matthew Jackson, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2024
Definition of censure
Noun
  • Keep abreast of innovations in AI to inform and inspire others about the implications for various industries.
    Sonal Soveni, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The president-elect argued that such a deal would obviate the need for the Supreme Court to weigh in on the First Amendment implications of the divest-or-ban law, which TikTok contends is unconstitutional.
    Julia Shapero, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of implication
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