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counterstatement

/kˈaʊntɚstˌeɪtmənt/ noun

A statement made in opposition to, or denial of, another statement.

Word Origin Counterstatement is counter- 'against' + statement. Statement comes from state, from Latin status 'a standing, position.' So a counterstatement is a statement that stands against another. The same root status gives us state, status, and establish (make stand). Counter- appears in countless words like counteract and counterbalance.

noun A statement made in opposition to, or denial of, another statement. countable

The defense attorney prepared a detailed counterstatement to refute the prosecution's claims.

(名词) 反驳声明；抗辩声明

辩护律师准备了一份详细的反驳声明来驳斥检方的指控。

(sustantivo) Una declaración hecha en oposición a, o negación de, otra declaración.

El abogado defensor preparó una contradeclaración detallada para refutar las afirmaciones de la fiscalía.

(nom) contre-déclaration; démenti; réfutation; rectification; mise au point [Déclaration formulée en opposition à une autre, ou visant à la réfuter ou à la nier.]

L'avocat de la défense a préparé une **contredéclaration** détaillée pour réfuter les affirmations du ministère public.

(Substantiv) Gegenaussage; Gegendarstellung; Widerlegung [Eine Aussage, die einer anderen Aussage widerspricht oder sie widerlegt.]

Der Verteidiger bereitete eine detaillierte **Gegenaussage** vor, um die Vorwürfe der Anklage zu entkräften.

(名詞) 他の声明に対する反対または否定として行われる声明。

検察側の主張に反論するため、弁護人は詳細な反論声明を準備した。

(substantivo) contestação; refutação; réplica; contradicta [Uma declaração feita em oposição a, ou negação de, outra declaração.]

O advogado de defesa preparou uma contraposição detalhada para refutar as alegações da acusação.

Synonyms: rebuttal refutation counterargument denial contradiction response reply rejoinder Antonyms: affirmation confirmation agreement acceptance
Word parts: counter + state + ment

Related words

state establishment

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