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دعوى مقابلة

English translation: counter lawsuit

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Arabic term or phrase:دعوى مقابلة
English translation:counter lawsuit
Entered by: ahmadwadan.com

13:15 Oct 8, 2008
Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general) / court order
Arabic term or phrase: دعوى مقابلة
I have found in Faruqi's legal dictionary the term "reconcention". But i googled it and didn't find it. thanks for your help.

دعوى مقابلة reconcention يقيمها المدعى عليه مواجهة للمدعي.
Wa'ad Younane
Lebanon
Local time: 06:10
counter lawsuit
Explanation:
HTH

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Note added at 7 mins (2008-10-08 13:22:36 GMT)
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IBM files counter lawsuit against SCO
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ahmadwadan.com
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 06:10
Grading comment
thx!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6counter lawsuit
ahmadwadan.com
5counterclaim
Version Legal & Patent
4actio contrario
Nadia Ayoub
5 -1Cross claim/cross petition
azmi jbeili
Summary of reference entries provided
It should be "reconvention" not "reconcention"
Alexander Yeltsov

Discussion entries: 1





  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
counter lawsuit


Explanation:
HTH

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Note added at 7 mins (2008-10-08 13:22:36 GMT)
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IBM files counter lawsuit against SCO


    Reference: http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/08/07/HNibmlawsuit_1.htm...
ahmadwadan.com
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 06:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 85
Grading comment
thx!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Fuad Yahya
5 mins
agree  Moodi
21 mins
agree  Sajjad Hamadani
3 hrs
agree  Noha Kamal, PhD.
10 hrs
agree  Zareh Darakjian Ph.D.
11 hrs
agree  zax
1 day 3 hrs
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
actio contrario


Explanation:
http://www.babylon.com/definition/Actio_contrario/Arabic
http://www.google.com/url?sa=U&start=11&q=http://www.citizen...

http://www.google.com/url?sa=U&start=17&q=http://www.arabtra...

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http://www.google.com/url?

sa=U&start=18&q=http://www.arabtranslators.org/elibrary/getattachment.php?da...

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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 06:10
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 311
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23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
counterclaim


Explanation:
one word. According to Black's Law dictionary sixth edition, counterclaim is: "A claim presented by a defendant in oppoaition to or deduction from the claim of the plaintiff".

Version Legal & Patent
Lebanon
Local time: 06:10
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Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 12
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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Cross claim/cross petition


Explanation:
This is the term used in British English

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Note added at 23 hrs (2008-10-09 12:50:18 GMT)
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There are a big difference دعوى مقابلة ودعوى مضادة - as a lawyer you should be able to distinguish between the two-obviously you do not

azmi jbeili
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:10
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Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 60

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Version Legal & Patent: cross claim is between parties on the same side it's not what is meant here. Sorry
22 hrs
  -> There are a big difference دعوى مقابلة ودعوى مضادة - as a lawyer you should be able to distinguish between the two-obviously you do not.
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Reference comments


17 hrs
Reference: It should be "reconvention" not "reconcention"

Reference information:
Reconvention Meaning and Definition

Reconvention Meaning and Definition. (n.) A cross demand; an action brought by the defendant against the plaintiff before the same judge. ...


    thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/reconvention/ - 13k -
Alexander Yeltsov
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 33
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