surrebuttal
/ˌsɜːrɪˈbʌtəl/
noun
- In law, a response or argument made by the plaintiff to counter the defendant's rebuttal, especially in a formal pleading.
- After the defendant's rebuttal, the court allowed the prosecution a surrebuttal to clarify a key point.
- The plaintiff's lawyer filed a surrebuttal to address the new evidence the defendant had introduced.
- The judge read the surrebuttal carefully before making a final decision on the case.
- A general counter-argument or reply to a rebuttal, especially in a debate or discussion.
- The article included a surrebuttal to the criticisms published the previous week.
- In the debate, the first speaker gave a rebuttal, and the second speaker offered a surrebuttal to defend the original point.
- Her surrebuttal was so well-reasoned that it convinced several audience members to change their minds.
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