rejoinder (redirected from rejoinders)

re·join·der  (r-joindr)

n.

An answer, especially to a reply.

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

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rejoinder [rɪˈdʒɔɪndə]

n

1. a reply or response to a question or remark, esp a quick witty one; retort

2. (Law) Law (in pleading) the answer made by a defendant to the claimant's reply

[from Old French rejoindre to rejoin²]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rejoinder - a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher" comeback, retort, riposte, replication, counter, return back talk, backtalk, sass, sassing, lip, mouth - an impudent or insolent rejoinder; "don't give me any of your sass" reply, response - the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply"
	2.	rejoinder - (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication pleading - (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

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rejoinder

noun reply, answer, response, counter, comeback (informal), retort, riposte, counterattack He felt it was an inadequate rejoinder.

Translations

rejoinder [rɪˈdʒɔɪndəʳ] N (= retort) → réplica f
as a rejoinder to → como contestación a ...

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rejoinder [rɪˈdʒɔɪndə^r] n (= retort) → réplique f

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rejoinder

n → Erwiderung f; (Jur) → Duplik f

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rejoinder [rɪˈdʒɔɪndəʳ] n (frm) (retort) → replica

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rejoinder [rɪˈdʒɔɪndəʳ] n (frm) (retort) → replica

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rejoinder

n rejoinder [rəˈdʒoində]

an answer. antwoord ردُّ المُدَّعى عَليهِ على أقْوال المُدَّعي отговор odpověď svar die Erwiederung απάντηση réplica nähvav vastus پاسخ vastaus repartie תְּשוּבָה प्रत्युत्तर odgovor, protuodgovor (viszon)válasz jawaban svar replica 応答 대답 atsakas, atkirtis atbilde jawapan repliek svar, motmæle replika réplica replică ответ odpoveď, replika odgovor replika genmäle, svar คำตอบกลับ cevap 回答 відповідь جواب câu trả lời 回答，反驳