rebuttal
noun
re·but·tal
ri-ˈbə-tᵊl 
Examples of rebuttal in a Sentence
an effective rebuttal to her claim of having the gift of clairvoyance
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Amala Balakrishner, CNBC, 5 Dec. 2024
Julia Tarver Wood, the government’s lead lawyer, handled the Justice Department’s rebuttal to Ms. Dunn’s arguments.
—David McCabe, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Sieber’s character, the most obvious voice for a grounding rebuttal to Helen and Madeline’s obsession with eternal youth, has a solo that’s too silly by half, a duet with a talking paint can.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
In the last few minutes of his 20-minute rebuttal to the defense's closings, prosecutor Michael Songer briefly addressed Malarcik's assertion that Taylor was not alive during the time that Hankison fired.
—Rachel Smith, The Courier-Journal, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Rebuttal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rebuttal. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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rebuttal
noun
re·but·tal
ri-ˈbət-ᵊl
: the act of rebutting
also
: argument or proof that rebuts
Legal Definition
rebuttal
noun
re·but·tal
ri-ˈbət-ᵊl
: the act or procedure of rebutting
also
: evidence or argument that rebuts
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