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Counterclaim is a civil action brought by the respondent in response to a plaintiff who seeks damages from the defendant. Counterclaim is used to compensate for financial losses that requested by the applicant. FeaturesA counterclaim by the defendant against the plaintiff that defendant money for some evil aimed the applicant. The counterclaim describes the harm done and application are mandatory or optional monetary relief.TypesCounterclaims. Mandatory counter claims are claims in the same action as the original claim of the applicant must be brought. Permissive claims can at other times, brought court.IdentificationA enables the counterclaim a response to the original complaint of the applicant is in a document titled of a response is seeking damages. Some States the defendant, a separate complaint against the applicant, but federal rules state the case for more legal documents are required that the counterclaim is, that part of the FrameAs answer.Time is the defendant a counterclaim depending on action and procedure.HistoryCounterclaims can submit or federal times, no common law, but more a product of modern civil procedural rules.