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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Ahead of January 2025, the lack of a unified Democratic rebuttal to his second term is the latest sign that the party’s just beginning to soul search, trying to figure out what went wrong before banding together to bash the GOP.
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Hanna Trudo, The Hill, 15 Dec. 2024
Forensic services should be useful and couched in language that the court can understand and must withstand critical review and rebuttal from opposing parties.
—Sonia Singh, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024
On Friday, the Adani Group’s CFO rejected all allegations, and on Wednesday, Adani Green Energy filed a rebuttal of the claims of the indictment, pushing up shares of the Adani Group.
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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
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Hanna Trudo, The Hill, 15 Dec. 2024
Forensic services should be useful and couched in language that the court can understand and must withstand critical review and rebuttal from opposing parties.
—Sonia Singh, Rolling Stone, 11 Oct. 2024
On Friday, the Adani Group’s CFO rejected all allegations, and on Wednesday, Adani Green Energy filed a rebuttal of the claims of the indictment, pushing up shares of the Adani Group.
—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
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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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