Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In law, the plaintiff's evidence submitted to meet the defendant's rebuttal.
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- noun
surrebutter
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (law) a pleading by the plaintiff in reply to the defendant's rebutter
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Examples
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Romney gets "surrebuttal" time — the WSJ transcript has "Sir, rebuttal" — and reels out competing statistics.
Archive 2007-10-01 Ann Althouse 2007
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He later tweeted this surrebuttal, Still waiting to have my 'Jerry Maguire mission statement moment of deep regret.
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After that folks, it's the rebuttal case and then some surrebuttal by the defense which is sure to be brief given their limited funds.
Allison Hope Weiner: Pellicano Trial: Computer Expert Kevin Kachikian Cross-Examined 2008
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The ladies took the stand for the second time during the surrebuttal and again dumped on Lana shamelessly.
Guilty Feelings Dunne, Dominick 2007
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Before you guys lay a bet, let ` s see how the state ` s rebuttal case goes, because after the rebuttal, there ` s a pretty good possibility there ` s going to be a surrebuttal.
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We expected that the defense would then put on a surrebuttal, basically a rebuttal to this tape and the prosecution ` s rebuttal case.
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Do you think the defense is going to put up a surrebuttal?
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GRACE: Jane Velez-Mitchell, you think there ` s going to be a surrebuttal?
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But what kind of Pandora ` s box will that open on surrebuttal?
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OPRI: Well, the surrebuttal is going to be witnesses to challenge the rebuttal witnesses.
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