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rejoinder

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re⋅join⋅der

  [ri-join-der]
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–noun
1. an answer to a reply; response.
2. Law. a defendant's answer to a plaintiff's replication.
Origin:
1475–85; < MF rejoindre (n. use of inf.); see rejoin 2

Synonyms:
1. reply, riposte. See answer.
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re·join·der   (rĭ-join'dər)   
n.  An answer, especially to a reply.

[Middle English, from Old French rejoindre, to answer, rejoin; see rejoin1.]
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Main Entry: re·join·der
Pronunciation: ri-'join-d&r
Function: noun
Etymology: Anglo-French, from rejoindre rejoinder to make rejoinder, literally, to join again, meet, from Old French, from re- again + joindre to join
: an answer to a reply; specifically : the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's reply or replication under common-law pleading
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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