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Compulsory counterclaim

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-001139

A claim that a defendant must assert against the plaintiff in the same lawsuit, arising out of the same transaction or occurrence as the plaintiff's original claim. Failure to raise a compulsory counterclaim typically results in its forfeiture in future litigation. Rule 13(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure governs compulsory counterclaims.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-001139
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-001139",
  "term": "Compulsory counterclaim",
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  "definition": "A claim that a defendant must assert against the plaintiff in the same lawsuit, arising out of the same transaction or occurrence as the plaintiff's original claim. Failure to raise a compulsory counterclaim typically results in its forfeiture in future litigation. Rule 13(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure governs compulsory counterclaims.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/compulsory-counterclaim/"
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