rebuttal

  1. Noun.  the act of refuting something by making a contrary argument, or presenting contrary evidence.
  2. Noun.  (legal) a pleading by a defendant in reply to the evidence put forward by a plaintiff or the prosecution.
  3. Noun.  (politics) a statement, designed to refute or negate specific arguments put forward by opponents.

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