rejoinder

nouns

a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
"it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"
comeback, counter, rejoinder, replication, retort, return, riposte
(law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication
rejoinder
domain category
the collection of rules imposed by authority
"civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
jurisprudence, law
is a type of (narrower)
(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
pleading