rĕdargūtĭo, ōnis, f. [redarguo],
a refutation , reproof , defence : non habens in ore suo refutationes, Vulg. Psa. 37, 15: in redargutionem venire, to fall into contempt , be mocked at , id. Act. 19, 27; id. Psa. 37, 15; Boëth. Arist. Elench. 1 pr.