rejoinder
[ri-join-der]
- an answer to a reply; response.
- Law. a defendant's answer to a plaintiff's replication.
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Origin of rejoinder
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1. See answer.
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Related Words for rejoinder
repartee, rebuttal, retort, return, defense, comeback, wisecrack, response, counterclaim, countercharge, counterargument, confutation, counterstatementExamples from the Web for rejoinder
Contemporary Examples of rejoinder
But it is also a rejoinder to the view, which I expressed, that ethical norms are paramount.
The Real Enemy of Marital Bliss Are Those Most Opposed to Marriage EqualityJay Michaelson
October 25, 2014
To which, so far as I can tell, the supporters of Chavez rejoinder thusly: the poor loved him.
Historical Examples of rejoinder
"I suppose it brought out a few," was Mr. Galloway's rejoinder.
The ChanningsMrs. Henry Wood
Montague was quick in his rejoinder, though he made it at a venture.
Life And Adventures Of Martin ChuzzlewitCharles Dickens
Her rejoinder came in a low, grieved monotone: "Did you say had hoped?"
The CavalierGeorge Washington Cable
"It's my work," said Turkey, in a decisive tone, which left me no room for rejoinder.
Ranald Bannerman's BoyhoodGeorge MacDonald
The speech was uttered to induce a rejoinder, but she made none.
Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2)Charles James Lever
rejoinder
- 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
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Word Origin for rejoinder
C15: from Old French rejoindre to rejoin ²
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