surrejoinder
/ˌsɜrɪˈdʒɔɪndər/
noun
- A reply made by a plaintiff to a defendant's rejoinder in a legal argument or pleading.
- The judge allowed the surrejoinder to be entered into the record.
- The lawyer prepared a surrejoinder to counter the defendant's latest claims.
- In court, the plaintiff's surrejoinder clarified the timeline of events.