rejoinder
[ ri-join-der ]
noun
an answer to a reply; response.
Law. a defendant's answer to a plaintiff's replication.
Origin of rejoinder
11475–85; <Middle French rejoindre (noun use of infinitive); see rejoin2
synonym study For rejoinder
1. See answer.
Other words for rejoinder
Other words from rejoinder
- non·re·join·der, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for rejoinder
rejoinder
/ (rɪˈdʒɔɪndə) /
noun
a reply or response to a question or remark, esp a quick witty one; retort
law (in pleading) the answer made by a defendant to the claimant's reply
Origin of rejoinder
1C15: from Old French rejoindre to rejoin ²
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