COUNTERCHECK
Coun"ter*check` (koun"tr-chk`), n.
1. A check; a stop; a rebuke, or censure to check a reprover.
2. Any force or device designed to restrain another restraining force; a check upon a check. The system of checks and counterchecks. J. H. Newton.
COUNTERCLAIM
Coun"ter*claim` (-klm`), n. (Law)
Defn: A claim made by a person as an offset to a claim made on him.
COUNTER-COMPONY
Coun"ter-com*po`ny (-km-p`n), a. (Her.)
Defn: See Compony.
COUNTER-COUCHANT
Coun"ter-couch`ant (koun"tr-kouch"ant), a. (Her.)
Defn: Lying down, with their heads in opposite directions; — said of animals borne in a coat of arms.
COUNTER-COURANT
Coun"ter-cou*rant" (-k-rnt"), a. (Her.)