rebutter

• Substantiv, das eine Person bezeichnet, die ein Argument widerlegt oder bestreitet, indem sie Gegenbeweise vorbringt; im juristischen Sinne auch die Erwiderung des Beklagten auf die Replik des Klägers.

A noun referring to a person who refutes or disproves an argument by presenting contrary evidence, or a legal pleading by a defendant in response to a plaintiff's surrejoinder.

1. Debater who refutesC1formal

   A person who argues against or disproves a claim by presenting contrary evidence or reasoning.

   Widerleger, Gegner

   • The rebutter presented strong evidence to counter the opponent's argument.
   • In the debate, the rebutter skillfully dismantled the main points of the opposition.
   • A good rebutter must be quick-thinking and well-informed.

   Synonymechallengerconfuterdisproverdisputantopposerrefuter

2. Legal pleadingC2formallegal

   In law, a pleading made by the defendant in response to a plaintiff's surrejoinder, continuing the formal exchange of arguments.

   Erwiderung des Beklagten

   • The attorney filed a rebutter to address the plaintiff's latest claims.
   • The court accepted the rebutter as part of the ongoing legal proceedings.
   • In common law, a rebutter is a specific stage in the series of pleadings.