Associations to the word «Rejoinder»

REJOINDER, noun. (legal) defendant's answer to the replication.

REJOINDER, noun. A quick response that involves disagreement or is witty; especially an answer to a question.

REJOINDER, noun. (patent law) in US patent law re-insertion, typically after allowance of a patent application, of patent claims that had been withdrawn from examination under a restriction requirement.

REJOINDER, verb. (intransitive) To issue a rejoinder.

REJOINDER, verb. (transitive) To say as a rejoinder.

REJOINDER, noun. A quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher".

REJOINDER, noun. (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication.