rebuttal

Plural: rebuttals

Noun

• An argument or evidence presented to contradict another's claim.
• the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument
• (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder
• The act of contradicting something by making a contrary argument, or presenting contrary evidence.
• A statement, designed to refute or negate specific arguments put forward by opponents.
• A pleading by a defendant in reply to the evidence put forward by a plaintiff or the prosecution.

Examples

• His rebuttal to the challenge was well-reasoned, though ultimately unsuccessful.

Synonyms

rebutter, confutation, contradiction, refutal, refutation

Related Words

rebut, rebuttable, rebutter