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English noun: rebuttal

1. rebuttal (communication) the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument


Broader (hypernym)defence, defense, refutation

2. rebuttal (communication) (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder


Synonymsrebutter


Broader (hypernym)pleading


Domain categoryjurisprudence, law









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