surrebutter

[ sur-ri-buht-er ]

nounLaw.
  1. a plaintiff's reply to a defendant's rebutter.

Origin of surrebutter

1
First recorded in 1595–1605; sur-1 + rebutter2

Words Nearby surrebutter

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British Dictionary definitions for surrebutter

surrebutter

/ (ˌsɜːrɪˈbʌtə) /


noun
  1. law (in pleading) the claimant's reply to the defendant's rebutter

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