| NOUN | communication | rebuttal | the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument |
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| communication | rebuttal, rebutter | (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder |
| Sounds | rihbah'tahl; riybah'tahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | The speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument. | |
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| Broader | refutation, defense, defence | The speech act of answering an attack on your assertions |
| Spanish | refutación | |
| Verbs | rebut | overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof |
| Meaning | (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder. | |
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| Synonym | rebutter | |
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Broader | pleading | (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding |
| Spanish | contraréplica, contrarréplica | |
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