rejoinder
[ ri-join-der ]
/ rɪˈdʒɔɪn dər /
noun
an answer to a reply; response.
Law. a defendant's answer to a plaintiff's replication.
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Nearby words
- rejigger,
- rejoice,
- rejoice in,
- rejoicing,
- rejoin,
- rejuvenate,
- rejuvenation,
- rejuvenesce,
- rejuvenescence,
- rejuvenescent
Origin of rejoinder
Synonym study
1. See answer.
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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
Word Origin for rejoinder
C15: from Old French rejoindre to rejoin ²
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rejoinder
mid-15c., from Middle French noun use of rejoindre (see rejoin (v.2)). Originally "defendant's answer to the replication" (the fourth stage in the pleadings in an action at common law). For noun use of infinitive in French law terms, cf. waiver.
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