surrebutter

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S0918800 (sûr′rĭ-bŭt′ər) also sur·re·but·tal (-bŭt′l)n. A plaintiff's pleading in response to a defendant's rebutter.

surrebutter

(ˌsɜːrɪˈbʌtə) n (Law) law (in pleading) the claimant's reply to the defendant's rebutter

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surrebutter - (law) a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant's rebuttersurrebuttalpleading - (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"

Surrebutter

In Common-Law Pleading, the plaintiff's factual reply to the defendant's rebutter or answer.

Surrebutter is governed by the same rules as replication and is no longer required under modern practice and Pleading.

SURREBUTTER, pleading. The plaintiff's answer to the defendant's rebutter is governed by the same rules as the replication. (q.v.) Vide 6 Com. Dig. 185; 7 Com. Dig. 389

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noun (law) a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant's rebutter

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