svaromål — meaning in English

English meaning

• plea noun An urgent, heartfelt request.
• rejoinder noun The defendant's answer to the replication.

Senses

svaromål is used for these senses in English:

• plea (legal) The defendant’s answer to the plaintiff’s declaration and demand.
• rejoinder (legal) The defendant's answer to the replication.

plea — full definition

1. noun An urgent, heartfelt request.
2. noun Law: a formal statement by a defendant responding to a charge.

rejoinder — full definition

1. noun The defendant's answer to the replication.
2. noun A response that answers another response.
3. noun A quick response that involves disagreement or is witty, especially an answer to a question.
4. noun Re-insertion, typically after allowance of a patent application, of patent claims that had been withdrawn from examination under a restriction requirement.

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