Meaning & use
rebuttable
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Capable of being disproved or contradicted by argument or evidence.
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The law creates a rebuttable presumption of paternity that can be challenged with DNA evidence.
His claim was rebuttable, so the defense presented counter-evidence at trial.
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Common in legal writing, especially in the phrase 'rebuttable presumption,' an assumption that holds unless disproven.
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irrebuttableconclusive
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