rebuttal

== English == === Etymology === From rebut + -al. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈbʌt.əl/ (US) IPA(key): /ɹiˈbʌt.əl/, [ɹiˈbʌɾ.əl] (Australian) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈbat.əl/, [ɹɪˈbaɾ.əl] Rhymes: -ʌtəl === Noun === rebuttal (plural rebuttals) The act of contradicting something by making a contrary argument, or presenting contrary evidence. Synonym: see at refutation A statement, designed to refute or negate specific arguments put forward by opponents. (law) A pleading by a defendant in reply to the evidence put forward by a plaintiff or the prosecution. ==== Usage notes ==== See at refute. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== rebut rebuttable rebutter ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “rebuttal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “rebuttal”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === burletta