rejoinder

Meaning

Noun

1. The defendant's answer to the replication.
2. A response that answers another response.
3. A quick response that involves disagreement or is witty, especially an answer to a question.
4. (US) Re-insertion, typically after allowance of a patent application, of patent claims that had been withdrawn from examination under a restriction requirement.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To issue a rejoinder.
2. (transitive) To say as a rejoinder.

Synonyms

retort

answer

reply

response

rebuttal

replication

comeback

cue

reaction

crackdown

objection

replica

riposte

counter

return

defeasance

counter-argument

defence

demur

demurrer

exception

plea

refutation

remark

rescript

rebutter

Translations

réplica

repliek

replica

réponse

Erwiderung

réplique

Stichwort

entrada

duplique

réplica

répliquer

risposta

απάντηση

جواب المدعى عليه؛ الرد على أقوال المدعي

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪd͡ʒˈɔɪndɚ/

Etymology

From Middle English rejoinder, rejonder, rejoynder, from Middle French rejoindre, with infinitive used as noun frequent in Law French. Doublet of rejoin.