Response vs. Rebuttal
Responsenoun
An answer or reply, or something in the nature of an answer or reply.
Rebuttalnoun
The act of refuting something by making a contrary argument, or presenting contrary evidence.
Responsenoun
The act of responding or replying; reply: as, to speak in response to a question.
Rebuttalnoun
A statement, designed to refute or negate specific arguments put forward by opponents.
Responsenoun
An oracular answer.
Rebuttalnoun
(legal) A pleading by a defendant in reply to the evidence put forward by a plaintiff or the prosecution.
Responsenoun
(liturgics) A verse, sentence, phrase, or word said or sung by the choir or congregation in sequence or reply to the priest or officiant.
Rebuttalnoun
The giving of evidence on the part of a plaintiff to destroy the effect of evidence introduced by the defendant in the same suit.
Responsenoun
(liturgics) A versicle or anthem said or sung during or after a lection; a respond or responsory.
Rebuttalnoun
the speech act of refuting by offering a contrary contention or argument
Responsenoun
A reply to an objection in formal disputation.
Rebuttalnoun
(law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder
Responsenoun
An online advertising performance metric representing one click-through from an online ad to its destination URL.
Rebuttal
In law, rebuttal is a form of evidence that is presented to contradict or nullify other evidence that has been presented by an adverse party. By analogy the same term is used in politics and public affairs to refer to the informal process by which statements, designed to refute or negate specific arguments (see Counterclaim) put forward by opponents, are deployed in the media.In law, special rules apply to rebuttal; rebuttal evidence or rebuttal witnesses must be confined solely to the subject matter of the evidence rebutted.
Responsenoun
A reaction to a stimulus or provocation.
Responsenoun
The act of responding.
Responsenoun
An answer or reply.
Responsenoun
a result;
âthis situation developed in response to events in Africaâ;
Responsenoun
a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some foregoing stimulus or agent;
âa bad reaction to the medicineâ; âhis responses have slowed with ageâ;
Responsenoun
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made in reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation;
âI waited several days for his answerâ; âhe wrote replies to several of his criticsâ;
Responsenoun
the manner in which something is greeted;
âshe did not expect the cold reception she received from her superiorsâ;
Responsenoun
a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister
Responsenoun
the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange;
âhe growled his replyâ;
Responsenoun
a verbal or written answer
âthere was laughter at his response to the questionâ; âwe received 400 applications in response to one job adâ;
Responsenoun
an answer to a question in a test, questionnaire, etc.
âtable 3.1 shows the mean number of correct responses given by each age groupâ;
Responsenoun
a part of a religious liturgy said or sung by a congregation in answer to a minister or cantor.
Responsenoun
a reaction to something
âan extended, jazzy piano solo drew the biggest response from the crowdâ; âan Honours degree course in Japanese has been established in response to an increasing demandâ;
Responsenoun
an excitation of a nerve impulse caused by a change or event; a physical reaction to a specific stimulus or situation
âwe unwittingly induce Pavlovian-type responses in dogs by establishing a rigid routine for feedingâ; âthere is considerable species variation in the stomach's response to alcoholâ;
Responsenoun
the way in which a mechanical or electrical device responds to a stimulus or stimuli
âthe throttle response from the 1870 cc engine is almost petrol sharpâ;
Responsenoun
a bid made in answer to one's partner's preceding bid.
