SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Gov. Jerry Brown wasted no time Tuesday in signing a contentious California bill to impose one of the strictest school vaccination laws in the country following an outbreak of measles at Disneyland late last year.
rebuttal - the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument. refutation, defence, defense - the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions; his refutation of the charges was short and persuasive; in defense he said the other man started it.
Wiktionary (0.00 / 0 votes) Rate this definition: rebuttal (Noun). The act of refuting something by making a contrary argument, or presenting contrary evidence. rebuttal (Noun). A pleading by a defendant in reply to the evidence put forward by a plaintiff or the prosecution. rebuttal (Noun). A statement, designed to refute or negate specific arguments put forward by opponents.