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rejoinder

[ ri-join-der ]

noun

  1. an answer to a reply; response.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. Law. a defendant's answer to a plaintiff's replication.


rejoinder

/ ɪˈɔɪԻə /

noun

  1. a reply or response to a question or remark, esp a quick witty one; retort
  2. law (in pleading) the answer made by a defendant to the claimant's reply
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Other 51Թ Forms

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of rejoinder1

1475–85; < Middle French rejoindre (noun use of infinitive); rejoin 2
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of rejoinder1

C15: from Old French rejoindre to rejoin ²
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Falwell’s rejoinder: “Why don’t you have some murderers and bank robbers and so forth to represent?”

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The rejoinder is, of course, that everyone who has died and will die because of institutions like UnitedHealthcare were people mourned by their loved ones as well.

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In a perfect world, its success will be rejoinder enough.

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Quayle’s stricken look — a rictus of shock and humiliation — spoke to the devastation of the rejoinder after which, it’s fair to say, his callow image never fully faded.

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And as Harris made clear with an admirable range of facial expressions and come-to-Jesus rejoinders, they should not be considered normal now.

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