Definitions for: Rebuttal

[n] (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder
[n] the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument

Webster (1913) Definition: Re*but"tal, n. (Law)
The giving of evidence on the part of a plaintiff to destroy
the effect of evidence introduced by the defendant in the
same suit.

Synonyms: rebutter

See Also: defence, defense, pleading, refutation