1. demurrer(n = noun.communication) demur, demurral - (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings;
is a kind of objection
Derived forms verb demur1, verb demur2
2. demurrer(n = noun.communication) - (law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings;
is a kind of pleading
Derived forms verb demur1, verb demur2
3. demurrer(n = noun.act) defence, defense, denial - a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense"
is a kind of due process, due process of law
is a part of trial
has particulars: entrapment
demurrer, n. Law an objection raised or exception taken.
Etymology:
AF (infin. as noun), = DEMUR
N lawsuit, suit, action, cause, litigation, suit in law, dispute, citation, arraignment, prosecution, impeachment, accusation, presentment, true bill, indictment, apprehension, arrest, committal, imprisonment, writ, summons, subpoena, latitat, nisi prius, venire, venire facias pleadings, declaration, bill, claim, proces verbal, bill of right, information, corpus delicti, affidavit, state of facts, answer, reply, replication, plea, demurrer, rebutter, rejoinder, surrebutter, surrejoinder, suitor, party to a suit, plaintiff, defendant, litigant, hearing, trial, verdict, appeal, appeal motion, writ of error, certiorari, case, decision, precedent, decided case, reports (legal reference works, see reference books), litigious, qui tam, coram judice, sub judice, pendente lite, adhuc sub judice lis est, accedas ad curiam, transeat in exemplum.