counterplea vs plea

counterplea and plea both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
counterplea	Yes	No	No	No
plea	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, plea is a hypernym of counterplea; that is, plea is a word with a broader meaning than counterplea:

counterplea: a plaintiff's reply to a defendant's plea
plea: (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)

counterplea (noun)	plea (noun)
a plaintiff's reply to a defendant's plea	an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed
	a humble request for help from someone in authority
	(law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer)