Noun: rebuttal ri'bú-t(u)l
- The speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument
"The defence attorney's rebuttal focused on the inconsistencies in the prosecution's evidence"; "Her rebuttal to the criticism was both eloquent and convincing"
- (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder
"Her rebuttal effectively countered the prosecution's claims";
- rebutter
Derived forms: rebuttals
Type of: defence [Brit, Cdn], defense [US], pleading, refutation
Encyclopedia: Rebuttal