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Webster 1913 Edition
Reconvention
Reˊcon-ven′tion
(-v?n′sh?n)
, Noun.
(Civil Law)
A cross demand; an action brought by the defendant against the plaintiff before the same judge.
Burrill. Bouvier.
Definition 2024
reconvention
reconvention
English
Noun
reconvention (plural reconventions)
- (law, civil law) An action brought by the defendant against the plaintiff before the same judge.
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Synonyms
- crossdemand