rejoinder
6 synonyms for rejoinder, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — (law) A defendant's reply to the claimant's answer in a legal case.
Synonyms
Everyday swaps
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Less common
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Rare, literary or technical
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Etymology
Rejoinder came into English from Middle English rejoinder, rejonder, rejoynder, from Middle French rejoindre, whose infinitive was used as a noun, a pattern frequent in Law French. It is a doublet of rejoin.
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