rebut
ri buht
- v overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
- v prove to be false or incorrect
- The wife of the Minister rebutted all accusations of collusion to obstruct justice by saying that she had had no conversation with the investigating agency at all.
- Hueston, famous for having never lost a case, anticipated every answer Lay gave, and promptly displayed documents to rebut them.
- While cross-examining a witness, for example, a pro se defendant can immediately rebut the testimony of a witness in a way that a lawyer simply cannot.