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Definition of Rebuttal
1. Noun. The speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument.
2. Noun. (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder.
Exact synonyms: Rebutter
Generic synonyms: Pleading
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Derivative terms: Rebut
Generic synonyms: Pleading
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Derivative terms: Rebut
Definition of Rebuttal
1. n. The giving of evidence on the part of a plaintiff to destroy the effect of evidence introduced by the defendant in the same suit.
Definition of Rebuttal
1. argument or proof that rebuts [n -S]