REBUT', v.t. [See Butt and Pout.] To repel; to oppose by argument, plea or countervailing proof. [It is used by lawyers in a general sense.]REBUT', v.i. 1. To retire back. Obs.2. To answer, as a plaintiff's sur-rejoinder. The plaintiff may answer the rejoinder by a sur-rejoinder; on which the defendant may rebut.
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