REBUTTAL

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


Etymology

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• refutation

• confutation

• contradiction

Anagrams

• 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



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