Rebuttal
WordNet

noun


(1)   (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder
(2)   The speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument
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Noun


  1. the act of refuting something by making a contrary argument, or presenting contrary evidence
  2. a pleading by a defendant in reply to the evidence put forward by a plaintiff or the prosecution
  3. a statement, designed to refute or negate specific arguments put forward by opponents
 
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