SURREBUTTAL Definition & Meaning

surrebuttal

[ sur-ri-buht-l ]

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noun

Law.

the giving of evidence to meet a defendant's rebuttal.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of surrebuttal¹

First recorded in 1885–90; sur- ¹ + rebuttal

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The testimony in these cases, known generally as the "lynching cases," had long been in and had passed through examination, cross-examination, rebuttal and surrebuttal.

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