surrejoinder

[ sur-ri-join-der ]
/ ˌsɜr rɪˈdʒɔɪn dər /

noun Law.

a plaintiff's reply to a defendant's rejoinder.

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Origin of surrejoinder

First recorded in 1535–45; sur-1 + rejoinder

Words nearby surrejoinder

surreal, surrealism, surrealistic, surrebuttal, surrebutter, surrejoinder, surrender, surrender value, surreptitious, surrey, surrogacy
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British Dictionary definitions for surrejoinder

surrejoinder
/ (ˌsɜːrɪˈdʒɔɪndə) /

noun

law (in pleading) the claimant's reply to the defendant's rejoinder
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