re·but·tal (r -b t l)n. 1. The act of rebutting. 2. A statement made in rebutting. |
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| Noun | 1. | 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
noun disproof, negation, refutation, invalidation, confutation, defeat He is conducting a point-by-point rebuttal of charges from his former colleagues.
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