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| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | plead |
| Derivation | demurral, demurrer |
Examples of demur
demur
Where positive measures are required to promote racial balances, he would demur.
From the time.com
I grin and demur, using my backpack and camera as a mental excuse not to join in.
From the guardian.co.uk
If the DAs demur, the city is always subject to scrutiny from two U.S. attorneys.
From the newsday.com
Of course, developing nations are perfectly free to demur and go their own way.
From the boston.com
I don't demur that I would not like to know so much in reference to using this.
From the iftomm2003.com
You might expect the Cardinals to demur, to say something modest, or cautious.
From the washingtonpost.com
Mr Duhalde might yet demur, and nominate his own wife, Hilda, for the Senate race.
From the economist.com
I didn't demur, though I know that Italians are much to blame for their situation.
From the economist.com
I do not demur that I would like to have so much knowledge in respect to, it.
From the iftomm2003.com
- (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings
- Take exception to; "he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday"
- Enter a demurrer
- A demurrer is a pleading in a lawsuit that objects to an earlier pleading filed by an opposing party. The word demur means "to object"; a demurrer is the document that makes the objection. ...
- Stop; pause; hesitation as to proceeding; suspense of decision or action; scruple; To linger; to stay; to tarry; To delay; to pause; to suspend proceedings or judgment in view of a doubt or difficulty; to hesitate; to put off the determination or conclusion of an affair; To scruple or object; ...
- To dispute a legal PLEADING or a statement of the facts being alleged through the use of a demurrer.
- (v) - to question; to oppose
