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Rejoinder

Rejoinder Meaning & Definition
Rejoinder Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Rejoinder?

[n] (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication
[n] a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Rejoinder: comeback | counter | replication | retort | return | riposte

Related Terms | Find terms related to Rejoinder:

See Also | back talk | backtalk | lip | mouth | pleading | reply | response | sass | sassing

Rejoinder In Webster's Dictionary

\Re*join"der\ (-d?r), n. [From F. rejoindre, inf., to join again. See {Rejoin}.] 1. An answer to a reply; or, in general, an answer or reply. 2. (Law) The defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication. Syn: Reply; answer; replication. See {Reply}.
\Re*join"der\, v. i. To make a rejoinder. [Archaic]

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