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surrebutter

surrebutter

9.9
A paper the person who started a case files to reply to the other side's response
  • noun
  • /ˌsɜːrɪˈbʌtər/
  • Formal
: surrebutter
  • The plaintiff filed a surrebutter to address new issues raised in the defendant's rebutter.

Examples

  • The court accepted the surrebutter as a valid response under procedural law.

  • The lawyer filed a surrebutter to address the defendant's claims.

  • Legal scholars often reference the surrebutter when outlining the sequence of pleadings in historical cases.

  • In court, a surrebutter is crucial for the plaintiff's case.

  • The plaintiff filed a surrebutter to address new issues raised in the defendant's rebutter.

  • The court accepted the surrebutter as a valid response under procedural law.

  • In court, a surrebutter is crucial for the plaintiff's case.

Synonyms

surrebuttal
vssurrebutter
  • Formal
1 9.9

A written reply by the person who started the case to new defense arguments

is the same in meaning but is a variant spelling or form

Surface Forms

surrebutter singular
surrebutters plural

Morphology

surrebutter = rebutter (semi-transparent) = sur + rebut + er

Structurally formed by 'sur-' + 'rebutter' so the relation is logical, but 'sur-' is rare in general English and the term is specialized legal jargon.

Etymology

Surrebutter comes from the parts sur- meaning 'over' and rebutter (like the common word rebut) meaning 'to reply or push back'. So a surrebutter is an 'over-reply' — a further answer by the plaintiff that comes after the defendant's rebuttal.