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Webster 1913 Edition


Rejoinder

Re-join′der

(-d?r)
,
Noun.
[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
.

Re-join′der

,
Verb.
I.
To make a rejoinder.
[Archaic]

Webster 1828 Edition


Rejoinder

REJOIND'ER

, n.
1.
An answer to a reply; or in general, an answer.
2.
In law pleadings, the defendants's answer to the plantif's replication.

Definition 2024


rejoinder

rejoinder

English

Noun

rejoinder (plural rejoinders)

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in US patent law re-insertion, typically after allowance of a patent application, of patent claims that had been withdrawn from examination under a restriction requirement.

Usage notes

Formally, a reply to a reply, but in non-legal sense also used for simple replies.

Synonyms

Translations

Verb

rejoinder (third-person singular simple present rejoinders, present participle rejoindering, simple past and past participle rejoindered)

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