intransitive. To give a reply to an answer; (now) (Law) to answer a defendant's plea; (of the plaintiff or prosecutor) to deliver a final speech. Cf…

intransitive (or with object clause). To reply, as a plaintiff, to the defendant's rejoinder; to make a surrejoinder. Also transferred.

intransitive (in quot. in prepositional passive). To make a rebutter to a statement; to reply.

intransitive to reply to a rebutter (also in extended use);transitive to repel as by a surrebutter.