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rejoinder
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rejoinder
Noun
  • defendant's answer to the replication. law
  • A quick response that involves disagreement or is witty; especially an answer to a question.
  • in US patent law re-insertion, typically after allowance of a patent application, of patent claims that had been withdrawn from examination under a restriction requirement. patents
Verb
  • To issue a rejoinder. intransitive
  • To say as a rejoinder. transitive