rejoinder
Meaning
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- The defendant's answer to the replication.
- A response that answers another response.
- A quick response that involves disagreement or is witty, especially an answer to a question.
- Re-insertion, typically after allowance of a patent application, of patent claims that had been withdrawn from examination under a restriction requirement.
Synonyms
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɹɪd͡ʒˈɔɪndɚ/
Etymology
From Middle French rejoindre, with infinitive used as noun frequent in Law French.
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