Rejoinder

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An answer, especially to a reply.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. defendant's answer to the replication.
  • n. A quick response that involves disagreement or is witty; especially an answer to a reply.
  • v. To issue a rejoinder.
  • v. To say as a rejoinder.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An answer to a reply; or, in general, an answer or reply.
  • n. The defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication.
  • verb-intransitive. To make a rejoinder.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An answer to a reply; in general, an answer.
  • n. In law, the fourth stage in the pleadings in an action at common law, being the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication. The next allegation of the plaintiff is called surrejoinder.
  • To make a reply.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
  • n. (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    pleading   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    replication    answer    reply   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    retort    reply    demeanor    dismissal    nod    grunt    rebuke    greet    shake    refusal   
     
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