REBUTTER

rebutter, rebuttal

(noun) (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff’s surrejoinder

rebutter, disprover, refuter, confuter

(noun) a debater who refutes or disproves by offering contrary evidence or argument

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

rebutter (plural rebutters)

One who drives back or repulses

One who makes a rebuttal.

(legal) A rebuttal; the answer of a defendant in matter of fact to a plaintiff's surrejoinder.

Etymology 2

Verb

rebutter (third-person singular simple present rebutters, present participle rebuttering, simple past and past participle rebuttered)

To apply butter to something again.

Anagrams

• butterer

Source: Wiktionary


Re*but"ter, n. (Law)

Definition: The answer of a defendant in matter of fact to a plaintiff's surrejoinder.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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