Hypertext Webster Gateway: "rejoinder"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Rejoinder \Re*join"der\ (-d?r), n. [From F. rejoindre, inf., to
join again. See {Rejoin}.]
1. An answer to a reply; or, in general, an answer or reply.
2. (Law) The defendant's answer to the plaintiff's
replication.
Syn: Reply; answer; replication. See {Reply}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Rejoinder \Re*join"der\, v. i.
To make a rejoinder. [Archaic]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
rejoinder
n 1: a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or
critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the
teacher" [syn: {retort}, {return}, {riposte}, {comeback}]
2: ( law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the
plaintiff's replication
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