rejoinder

n.
An answer, especially to a reply.

[Middle English, from Old French rejoindre, to answer, rejoin. See rejoin¹.]

(ri-JOIN-duhr)

noun
1. A sharp reply; retort.
2. In law, the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's reply/replication.

Etymology
From Middle French rejoindre (to rejoin), from re- + joindre (to join), from Latin iungere. Ultimately from Indo-European root yeug- (to join), that is also the root of yoga, yoke, junction, jugular, junta, and adjust

Usage
"But in a quick rejoinder, Chiaba, who is a Kanu life member, dismissed the officials as 'busybodies who are serving their masters in Nairobi'." — Ayub Savula; I Want Cabinet Post, Says MP; The Standard (Nairobi, Kenya); Dec 15, 2005.

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noun

Something spoken or written in return, as to a question or demand: answer, reply, response. See ask/answer.

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

The answer made by a defendant in the second stage of common-law pleading that rebuts or denies the assertions made in the plaintiff's replication.

The rejoinder allows a defendant to present a more responsive and specific statement challenging the allegations made against him or her by the plaintiff.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - svar, duplik (jur.)

Nederlands (Dutch)
gevat/kwaad antwoord, antwoord, dupliek

Français (French)
n. - (gén, Jur) réplique

Deutsch (German)
n. - Erwiderung

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (αντ)απάντηση

Italiano (Italian)
replica

Português (Portuguese)
n. - resposta (f), réplica (f)

Русский (Russian)
ответ

Español (Spanish)
n. - réplica, respuesta

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - svar

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
回答, 答覆, 答辩

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 回答, 答覆, 答辯

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 답변, 응답, 제2답변서

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 答弁, 返答, 応答, 言い返し

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جواب, رد المدعى عليه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תשובה, מענה‬

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