Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "countercharge" suna ne da ke nufin cajin da aka yi don amsa tuhuma ko zargi da wani ya yi. Hakanan za'a iya amfani da ita azaman fi'ili don bayyana aikin yin irin wannan zargi don amsa tuhumar wani. A cikin mahallin shari’a, cajin da ake tuhuma shine cajin da ake yi don amsa tuhumar da abokin hamayya ya kawo a cikin ƙara ko jayayya ta doka.
