rebuttal

The act of rebutting.

A statement made in rebutting.

The act of rebutting; refutation; confutation; contradiction.

In law, that part of a trial in which the plaintiff endeavors to meet the defendant’s evidence by counter-evidence.

The giving of evidence on the part of a plaintiff to destroy the effect of evidence introduced by the defendant in the same suit.

The act of refuting something by making a contrary argument, or presenting contrary evidence.

A pleading by a defendant in reply to the evidence put forward by a plaintiff or the prosecution.

A statement, designed to refute or negate specific arguments put forward by opponents.

(law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff’s surrejoinder

the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument