Countercheck /(koun`t?r-ch?k")/
Coun·ter·check
Countercheck
v. t.
imp. & p. p. Counterchecked; p. pr. & vb. n. Counterchecking
- To oppose or check by some obstacle; to check by a return check.
Countercheck
n.
- A check; a stop; a rebuke, or censure to check a reprover.
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Any force or device designed to restrain another restraining force; a check upon a check.
The system of checks and counterchecks.