Rejoinder
/rɪˈdʒɔɪndər/
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- (n.) A defendant's verbal reply to the plaintiff's replication in a legal pleading.
The defendant filed a rejoinder to address the new allegations in the plaintiff's replication.
- (n.) A quick reply or retort, often in the context of oral argument or debate in court.
The lawyer's rejoinder effectively countered the prosecution's point during the trial.
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Use 'rejoinder' primarily to denote the specific responsive pleading following a replication in civil procedure; in oral contexts, it denotes a quick verbal rebuttal.
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