non-refutal

ref·u·ta·tion

[ref-yoo-tey-shuhn]
noun
an act of refuting a statement, charge, etc.; disproof.
Also, re·fut·al [ri-fyoot-l] .


Origin:
1540–50; < Latin refūtātiōn- (stem of refūtātiō), equivalent to refūtāt(us) (past participle of refūtāre to refute; see -ate1) + -iōn- -ion

non·re·fut·al, noun
non·ref·u·ta·tion, noun
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refutation (ˌrɛfjʊˈteɪʃən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  the act or process of refuting
2.  something that refutes; disproof

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