rejoinder
[ ri-join-der ]
/ rɪˈdʒɔɪn dər /
noun
an answer to a reply; response.
Law.
a defendant's answer to a plaintiff's replication.
Origin of rejoinder
1475–85; < Middle French
rejoindre (noun use of infinitive); see
rejoin2
synonym study for rejoinder
1. See
answer.
OTHER WORDS FROM rejoinder
non·re·join·der, nounWords nearby rejoinder
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British Dictionary definitions for rejoinder
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