Rebuttal
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
(law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder
Framework senses
- §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
- §1 · legacy_primary
- (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinderDR-088 backfill from the noun definition column