noun
rejoinder
Rejoinder (noun) means (law) A defendant's reply to the claimant's answer in a legal case.
noun
1
(law) A defendant's reply to the claimant's answer in a legal case.
2
A reply made to someone else's reply.
3
A sharp or clever reply, often made to disagree with someone.
""I'm starting to-morrow. This is perhaps the last time we shall ever meet." I made an appropriate rejoinder, and he smiled wanly."
— William Somerset Maugham (1919)
4
(law) The act of putting withdrawn patent claims back into an application after it has been approved.
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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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What is the meaning of rejoinder?
"rejoinder" (noun) means (law) A defendant's reply to the claimant's answer in a legal case.
What is another word for rejoinder?
Other words for "rejoinder" include counter, comeback, return, riposte, replication, retort.
What are the different meanings of rejoinder?
"rejoinder" has 3 main meanings: 1. (law) A defendant's reply to the claimant's answer in a legal case; 2. A reply made to someone else's reply; 3. A sharp or clever reply, often made to disagree with someone.
