rejoinder
The defendant's answer to the replicationThe defendant's answer to the replication.
» You're very quick with rejoinders again today.
Du bist heute wieder sehr schlagfertig. — al_ex_an_der
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4 sensesThe defendant's answer to the replication.
Gegenerwiderung, Duplik
(law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication
A response that answers another response.
A quick response that involves disagreement or is witty, especially an answer to a question.
schlagfertige Erwiderung, schlagfertige Entgegnung, schlagfertige Bemerkung
a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
(US)Re-insertion, typically after allowance of a patent application, of patent claims that had been withdrawn from examination under a restriction requirement.
Examples
5 sentencesYou're very quick with rejoinders again today.
deDu bist heute wieder sehr schlagfertig. — al_ex_an_der
"You're another" is a hallowed rejoinder to playground taunts.
Tom is an intellectual who is quick with rejoinders.
deTom ist ein schlagfertiger Intellektueller. — list
This victory offered him a rejoinder to critics who claim he cannot win.
He's quick with rejoinders.
deEr ist schlagfertig. — enteka
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English rejoinder, rejonder, rejoynder, from Middle French rejoindre, with infFrom Middle English rejoinder, rejonder, rejoynder, from Middle French rejoindre, with infinitive used as noun frequent in Law French. Doublet of rejoin.
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Forms
plural: rejoinders| Singular | rejoinder |
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