Counter

or COMPTER. The name of two prisons formerly standing in London, but now demolished. They were the Poultry Counter and Wood Street Counter. Cowell; Whishaw; Coke, 4th Inst. 248.

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.

/. fr.

In old English law. To count; shall count

The name of two prisons formerly standing in London, but now demolished. They were the Poultry Counter aud Wood Street Counter.

Contrary, in opposition to. See CoNTEA. As a' prefix, denotes that one thing is, or is placed, in antagonism to some other: as, a counter-afiidavit, counter-bond, counter-claim, counter-evidence, counter-plea, counter-proof, counter-statement, countersurety, — for each of which see the simple substantive. Compare Cross, 3. COUNTEBrEIT, v. To make something falsely and fraudulently in the semblance of that which is true; also, the thing so made. n. A spurious imitation intended to resemble something which is not.' Refers, ordinarily, to imitations of money or of securities. But a trade-mark (g. v.) may be counterfeited. The resemblance of the spurious to the genuine must be such, possibly, as to deceive a, person using ordinary caution." " False, forged, and counterfeit," said of counterfeiting Treasury notes, necessarily imply that the instrument so characterized is not genuine, but only purports to be, or is in the similitude of the genuine instrument.^ It is not necessary in an indictment, under § 5457, Rev. St., to allege that the act of counterfeiting was done with intent to defraud; such intent, if an element of the crime, is implied in the allegation of "falsely" making." On counterfeiting the securities of the United States, see Rev. St. § 5413. » Counterfeiting, passing, or possessing with intent 1 Hopkins v. Orr, 184 U. S. 513 'Gould, PI. 159; 3 Bl. Com. 295; 58 N. H. 41. 3 United States v. Malone, 20 Blatch. 140 (1881): R. S. § 1034; s. c. 13 Rep. 67. ■" State 1). Mc Naught, 30 Kan. 627 (1887), cases. 5 Queen v. Hermann, 4 Q. B, D. 287 (1879). See 1 Stew., Ala., 386; 1 Ohio St. 187. 'United States v. Bogart, 9 Bened. 315 (1878). ' [United States v. Howell, 11 Wall. 432, 430 a870),' Miller, J. See 2 Flip. 557; 13 F. R. 96; Const. Art. I, sec. 8, cl. 6. 6 United States v. Otey, 31 F. R. 68 (1887). to utter or pass, within the United States, the notes, or other securities of any foreign government, is punishable by fine and imprisonment at hard labor; and so is having in one's possession, without lawful authority, any plate therefor or printing from the same.' Under the power " to define and punish offenses against the law of nations," and to " regulate commerce with foreign nations," Congress may provide for punishing as a crime the counterfeiting, within the United States, of the notes of foreign banks or corporations, although they be not the obligations of the foreign government.' Eee False; Forse, 2; Genuine; Guilt; Obligation, 8; Similitude; Spurious; Utter.

[L. Lat. narrator.] A pleader. See Cottntor,

Engl. law, a prison of that name in the city of don.