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surrebuttal

[ sur-ri-buht-l ]
/ ˌsɜr rɪˈbʌt l /
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noun Law.
the giving of evidence to meet a defendant's rebuttal.
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Origin of surrebuttal

First recorded in 1885–90; sur-1 + rebuttal

Words nearby surrebuttal

surra, Surratt, surreal, surrealism, surrealistic, surrebuttal, surrebutter, surrejoinder, surrender, surrender value, surreptitious
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British Dictionary definitions for surrebuttal

surrebuttal
/ (ˌsɜːrɪˈbʌtəl) /
noun
law (in pleading) the giving of evidence in support of a surrebutter
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