rejoinder

Noun
  1. A quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one) (synset 107214582)
    "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"
    is a type of: reply, response - the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange
    subtypes: back talk, backtalk, lip, mouth, sass, sassing - an impudent or insolent rejoinder
    same as: comeback, counter, replication, retort, return, riposte
  2. (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication (synset 106575315)
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: pleading - (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding

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