REPLY

reply, n. 1. Civil procedure. In federal practice, the plaintiff’s response to the defendant’s counterclaim (or, by court order, to the defendant’s or a third party’s answer).Fed. R. Civ. P. 7(a). [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure 801–815.] 2. Common-law pleading. The plaintiff’s response to the defendant’s plea or answer. • The reply is the plaintiff’s second […]