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Answer for the clue "(law) a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant's rejoinder ", 12 letters:
surrejoinder

Word definitions for surrejoinder in dictionaries

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. (law) a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant's rejoinder

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context legal English):In common law pleading, a plaintiff's answer to the defendant's rejoinder.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Surrejoinder \Sur`re*join"der\, n. (Law) The answer of a plaintiff to a defendant's rejoinder.

Usage examples of surrejoinder.

So on, assertion, rejoinder, surrejoinder, and rebuttal, till the dispassionate philosopher in the pillows wearied of his conceit and directed his thoughts toward breakfast.