surrebutter
[ sur-ri-buht-er ]
/ ˌsɜr rɪˈbʌt ər /
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noun Law.
a plaintiff's reply to a defendant's rebutter.
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Surratt, surreal, surrealism, surrealistic, surrebuttal, surrebutter, surrejoinder, surrender, surrender value, surreptitious, surreptitiously
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British Dictionary definitions for surrebutter
surrebutter
/ (ˌsɜːrɪˈbʌtə) /
noun
law (in pleading) the claimant's reply to the defendant's rebutter
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