About The Word Rejoinder

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Rejoinder to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Rejoinder definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

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]

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Adsorbent ‐ a material having capacity or tendency to adsorb another substance…
  • Line of flight ‐ the path along which a freely moving object travels through the…
  • Extra ‐ something additional of the same kind; "he always carried extras…
  • Kunlun mountains ‐ a mountain…
  • Disk space ‐ (computer science) the space available on a…
  • Godown ‐ a warehouse in the East (India…
  • Subvocaliser ‐ someone who articulates speech without…
  • Chemist's shop ‐ a retail shop where medicine and other…
  • Spuriousness ‐ state of lacking…
  • Judeo-christian ‐ being historically related to both Judaism and Christianity;…