No it is false. Here is how it is used. Let’s say the plaintiff, or one bringing a lawsuit could say that the defendant owes then rent. The defendant then could put in a counterclaim saying they kept the full deposit on an apartment they rented together. Then the judge would decide who owes who money if any.
In a court of law, a party's claim is a counterclaim if one party asserts claims in response to the claims of another. In other words, if a plaintiff initiates a lawsuit and a defendant responds to the lawsuit with claims of his or her own against the plaintiff, the defendant’s claims are “counterclaims.”
