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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher" [syn: rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, replication, comeback, counter]
2: (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English rejoiner, from Anglo-French rejoinder, from rejoinder, verb Date: 15th century 1. the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication 2. reply; specifically an answer to a reply Synonyms: see answer

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 what is said in reply. 2 a retort. 3 Law a reply by rejoining. Etymology: AF rejoinder (unrecorded: as REJOIN(2))

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Rejoinder Re*join"der (-d?r), n. [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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Rejoinder Re*join"der, v. i. To make a rejoinder. [Archaic]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(rejoinders) A rejoinder is a reply, especially a quick, witty, or critical one, to a question or remark. (FORMAL) = retort N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Answer (to a reply), replication.

Moby Thesaurus

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