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Acknowledgement vs Rejoinder - What's the difference?

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Acknowledgement is a related term of rejoinder.


As nouns the difference between acknowledgement and rejoinder

is that acknowledgement is (british) the act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession while rejoinder is (legal) defendant's answer to the replication.

As a verb rejoinder is

to issue a rejoinder.

acknowledgement

English

Alternative forms

* acknowledgment (US)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (British) The act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning; confession.
  • (British) The act of owning or recognizing in a particular character or relationship; recognition as regards the existence, authority, truth, or genuineness.
  • (British) An award or other expression or token of appreciation.
  • (British) An expression of gratitude.
  • (British) A message from the addressee informing the originator that the originator's communication has been received and understood.
  • a wedding invitation's acknowledgement
  • (British, telecommunications, computing, networking) A response sent by a receiver to indicate successful receipt of a transmission.
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  • (British, legal) The act of a man admitting a child as his own.
  • (British, legal) A formal statement or document recognizing the fulfilment or execution of a legal requirement or procedure.
  • Synonyms

    * confession, concession, recognition, admission, avowal, recognizance, ACK

    rejoinder

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (legal) defendant's answer to the replication.
  • A quick response that involves disagreement or is witty; especially an answer to a reply.
  • * 1919 ,
  • *:"I'm starting to-morrow. This is perhaps the last time we shall ever meet."
  • *:I made an appropriate rejoinder , and he smiled wanly.
  • (patent law) in US patent law re-insertion, typically after allowance of a patent application, of patent claims that had been withdrawn from examination under a restriction requirement.
  • Usage notes

    Formally, a reply to a reply, but in non-legal sense also used for simple replies.

    Synonyms

    * (quick response) comeback, retort

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To issue a rejoinder.
  • To say as a rejoinder.