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rebutter
re·but·ter R0077900 (rĭ-bŭt′ər)n.1. One who refutes or rebuts.2. Law A defendant's pleading in response to a plaintiff's surrejoinder.rebutter (rɪˈbʌtə) n1. (Law) law a defendant's pleading in reply to a claimant's surrejoinder2. a person who rebutsre•but•ter (rɪˈbʌt ər)
n. a person who rebuts. [1785–95] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | rebutter - a debater who refutes or disproves by offering contrary evidence or argumentconfuter, disprover, refuterarguer, debater - someone who engages in debate | | 2. | rebutter - (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinderrebuttalpleading - (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceedinglaw, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
Rebutter
Related to Rebutter: surrejoinderRebutterIn Common-Law Pleading, the response made by a defendant to a plaintiff's surrejoinder, which rebuts earlier denials made by the defendant. The making of a rebutter occurs in the third round of the series of pleadings made by the parties. First, there is the plaintiff's declaration which is countered by the defendant's plea. Next, the plaintiff makes a replication which is answered by the defendant in his or her rejoinder. In the third stage of Pleading, the plaintiff makes a surrejoinder to which the defendant responds by use of the rebutter. REBUTTER, pleadings. The name of the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's surrejoinder. It is governed by the same rules as the rejoinder. (q.v.) 6 Com. Dig. 185. rebutter
Related to rebutter: surrejoinderSynonyms for rebutternoun a debater who refutes or disproves by offering contrary evidence or argumentSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinderSynonymsRelated Words |