rejoinder

/ษนษชdอกส’หˆษ”อกษชndษš/
noun
  1. 1

    The defendant's answer to the replication.

  2. 2

    A response that answers another response.

  3. 3

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

  4. 4

    Re-insertion, typically after allowance of a patent application, of patent claims that had been withdrawn from examination under a restriction requirement.

verb
  1. 1

    To issue a rejoinder.

  2. 2

    To say as a rejoinder.

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