(in pleading) the claimant's reply to the defendant's rejoinder
surrejoinder in American English
(ˌsɜrrɪˈdʒɔɪndər)
noun
Law
a plaintiff's reply to a defendant's rejoinder
surrejoinder in American English
(ˌsɜːrrɪˈdʒɔindər)
noun
Law
a plaintiff 's reply to a defendant's rejoinder
Word origin
[1535–45; sur-1 + rejoinder]This word is first recorded in the period 1535–45. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: agglutination, alcohol, basilica, intercept, twang