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rejoinder definition

re·join·der (ri jo̵in′dər)

noun

    1. an answer to a reply
    2. a reply; answer
  2. Law the defendant's answer to a plaintiff's replication

Etymology: LME rejoyner < Anglo-Fr substantive use of inf. rejoindre: see rejoin

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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