rebuttal

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noun

1. the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument
• Derivationally related forms:
rebut
• Hypernyms:
refutation, defense, defence
2. (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder
• Syn:
rebutter
• Derivationally related forms:
rebut (for: rebutter)
• Topics:
law, jurisprudence
• Hypernyms:
pleading