rebutter, rebuttal
(noun) (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff’s surrejoinder
rebuttal
(noun) the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument
Source: WordNet® 3.1
rebuttal (plural rebuttals)
The act of refuting something by making a contrary argument, or presenting contrary evidence.
A statement, designed to refute or negate specific arguments put forward by opponents.
(legal) A pleading by a defendant in reply to the evidence put forward by a plaintiff or the prosecution.
• refutation
• confutation
• contradiction
• burletta
Source: Wiktionary
Re*but"tal, n. (Law)
Definition: The giving of evidence on the part of a plaintiff to destroy the effect of evidence introduced by the defendant in the same suit.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 April 2025
(adjective) not married or related to the unmarried state; “unmarried men and women”; “unmarried life”; “sex and the single girl”; “single parenthood”; “are you married or single?”
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.