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rejoins

/riˈdʒɔɪnz/

Meanings
verb
To join again; to unite after separation.

Examples :

"After a week off sick, Sarah rejoins her team at work tomorrow. "
action group organization
verb
In US patent law To re-insert a patent claim, typically after allowance of a patent application, applied to patent claims that had been withdrawn from examination under a restriction requirement, based on rejoinder .

Examples :

"The inventor rejoins claim 3 into the patent application after arguing that it's related to the allowed claims, even though it was initially separated due to a restriction requirement. "
law property technical

Related Words

Illustration examination

examination noun

/ɪɡˌzæmɪˈneɪʃən/

The act of examining.

"The examination of the patient's symptoms took several hours. "

Illustration plaintiff

plaintiff noun

/ˈpleɪntɪf/

A party bringing a suit in civil law against a defendant; accusers.

"The plaintiff in the custody case argued that the child's best interests were not being considered. "

Illustration restriction

restriction noun

/ɹɪˈstɹɪkʃən/

The act of restricting, or the state of being restricted.

"The school's new restriction on cell phone use during class improved student focus. "

Illustration neighbors

neighbors noun

/ˈneɪbərz/

A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position.

"My neighbour has two noisy cats."

Illustration complained

complained verb

/kəmˈpleɪnd/

To express feelings of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment.

"Joe was always complaining about the noise made by his neighbours."

Illustration application

application noun

/aplɪˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ /ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən/

The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense

"The application of this cream should reduce the swelling."

Illustration replication

replication noun

/ɹɛplɪˈkeɪʃən/

The process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied mimicked or reproduced.

"The successful replication of the science experiment by the students proved they understood the original process. "

Illustration requirement

requirement noun

/ɹɪˈkwʌɪəm(ə)nt/ /ɹɪˈkwaɪɹmənt/

A necessity or prerequisite; something required or obligatory. Its adpositions are generally of in relation to who or what has given it, on in relation to whom or what it is given to, and for in relation to what is required.

"There was a requirement of the government on citizens for paying taxes."

Illustration allowance

allowance noun

/əˈlaʊəns/

Permission; granting, conceding, or admitting

"The teacher gave the students allowance to finish the project early if they worked hard. "

Illustration typically

typically adverb

/ˈtɪp.ɪ.kl.i/

In a typical or common manner.

"My sister, typically, wakes up early for school. "

Illustration defendant

defendant adjective

/dɪˈfɛnd.ənt/

Serving, or suitable, for defense; defensive, defending.

"The defendant posture in the argument was clearly defensive. "

Illustration separation

separation noun

/sɛpəˈɹeɪʃən/

The act of disuniting two or more things, or the condition of being separated.

"The separation of the classroom into smaller groups for the lesson was efficient. "