Countercheck /(koun`t?r-ch?k")/

Coun·ter·check

Countercheck

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Counterchecked; p. pr. & vb. n. Counterchecking

  1. To oppose or check by some obstacle; to check by a return check.

Countercheck

n.
  1. A check; a stop; a rebuke, or censure to check a reprover.
  2. Any force or device designed to restrain another restraining force; a check upon a check.
    The system of checks and counterchecks.