(with a and plural) The complete argument, statement, or treatise, in which anything is confuted.

A sharp retort; = rejag, n.

A sharp retort; (also) a smart riposte. Scottish in later use.

Contradiction; a rejoinder or rebuff. Obsolete.

Proof on the other side or to the contrary.

Confutation.

With a and plural. An instance of this; a disproving fact or piece of evidence.

More generally: a refutation, a rebuttal.