Counter

adj. Adverse; antagonistic; opposing or contradicting; contrary. Silli-man v. Eddy, 8 How. Prae, (N. Y.) 122.

— Counter-affidavit. An affidavit made and presented in contradiction or opposition to an affidavit which is made the basis or support of a motion or application.

— Counter-bond. In old practice. A bond of indemnity. 2 Leon. 90.

— Counter-deed. A secret writing, either before a notary or under a private seal, which destroys, invalidates, or alters a public one.

— Connter-letter. A species of instrument of defeasance common in the civil law. It is executed by a party who has taken a deed of property, absolute on its face, but intended as security for a loan of money, and by it he agrees to reconvey the property on payment of a specified sum. The two instruments, taken together, constitute what is known in 'Louisiana as an "antichresis," (q. v.)

— Counter-mark. A sign put upon goods already marked ; also the several marks put upon goods belonging to several persons, to show that they must not be opened, but in the presence of ali the owners or their agents.

— Counter-security. A security given to one who has entered into a bond or become surety for another; a countervailing bond of indemnity.

n. The name of two prisons formerly standing In London, but now demolished. They were the Poultry Co.unter and Wood Street Counter.