rebuttal

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɹɪˈbʌtəl/
• (America) IPA: /ɹɪˈbʌt̬ᵊl/

Noun

rebuttal (plural rebuttals)

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

Synonyms

• refutation
• confutation
• contradiction

Related terms

• rebut
• rebuttable
• rebutter

Translations

• German: Erwiderung, Gegenschrift (in writing), Gegenbeweis (law), Widerlegung
• Russian: опровержение
• Spanish: zasca

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