rejoinder
English Thesaurus
1. (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | pleading, |
| definition | : | (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding (noun.communication) |
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
2. a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | reply, response, |
| definition | : | the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | counter, |
| definition | : | speak in response (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | return, |
| definition | : | return in kind (verb.possession) |
| derivation | : | counter, |
| definition | : | speak in response (verb.communication) |
| derivation | : | return, |
| definition | : | return in kind (verb.possession) |
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