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rebuttal

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re·but·tal  (r-btl)
n.
1. The act of rebutting.
2. A statement made in rebutting.
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Noun1.rebuttal - the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument
refutation, defence, defense - the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions; "his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive"; "in defense he said the other man started it"
2.rebuttal - (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder
pleading - (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

rebuttal
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French rebuttal [rɪˈbʌtl] nréfutation f
German rebuttal [rɪˈbʌtl] rebut (form) nWiderlegung f
Italian rebuttal [rɪˈbʌtl] nrifiuto

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The neighborhood extracted considerable eager conversation from it; argument, rebuttal, suspicion, certainty, retrospect, and prophecy.
 
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