0 a statement that says that something is not true:
She issued a point-by-point rebuttal of the company's accusations.
2 a statement that says or proves that something is not true:
Moreover, the rebuttal excuses often provided by the blackballed candidates made voters even more cynical about the politicians and the political process in general.
The rebuttal component specifies an exception or condition that obviates the claim.
We will examine his rebuttal to the latter first.
Some unscrupulous litigation masters bribed the clerks in charge to tamper with submitted accusations, rebuttals and evidence, or worse still, to rewrite case records.
Enormous importance was attached to the accusations submitted by plaintiffs, the rebuttals to the accusations by defendants, and the written evidence that supported the arguments.
The author presents a series of thoroughly-argued proposals and rebuttals for retention and destruction.
Natural theology can play a role, however, by offering rebuttals when the message is challenged by contrary evidence.
The rebuttal is more clearly regarded to be a dialectical component and is therefore omitted from this essentially non-dialectical frame.
