Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe plaintiff's reply in pleading to a defendant's rebuttal.
More synonyms by meaning
noun(law) a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant's rebutter
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From sur- + rebutter, on the pattern of surrejoinder
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surrebutter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surrebutter
“surrebutter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surrebutter. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “surrebutter,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surrebutter.
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