The giving of evidence on the part of a plaintiff to destroy the effect of evidence introduced by the defendant in the same suit.
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Alt. of Defence
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of Plead
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The act or process of refuting or disproving, or the state of being refuted; proof of falsehood or error; the overthrowing of an argument, opinion, t…
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To disprove and overthrow by argument, evidence, or countervailing proof; to prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; as, to refute arguments; to…
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To disprove and overthrow by argument, evidence, or countervailing proof; to prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; as, to refute arguments; to…
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The answer of a defendant in matter of fact to a plaintiff's surrejoinder.
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