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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DEMURRER, n.
1. One who demure.
2. In law, a stop at some point in the pleadings, and a resting of the decision of the cause on that point; an issue on matter of law. A demurrer confesses the fact or facts to be true, but denies the sufficiency of the facts in point of law to support the claim or defense. A demurrer may be tendered to the declaration, to the plea, to the replication, to the rejoinder, etc.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings [syn: demur, demurral, demurrer]
2: (law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings
3: a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense" [syn: defense, defence, denial, demurrer] [ant: criminal prosecution, prosecution]

Merriam Webster's

I. noun Etymology: Anglo-French demourer, verb Date: circa 1521 1. a response in a court proceeding in which the defendant does not dispute the truth of the allegation but claims it is not sufficient grounds to justify legal action 2. objection II. noun Etymology: ¹demur Date: 1711 one that demurs

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. Law an objection raised or exception taken. Etymology: AF (infin. as noun), = DEMUR

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Demurrer De*mur"rer, n. 1. One who demurs. 2. (Law) A stop or pause by a party to an action, for the judgment of the court on the question, whether, assuming the truth of the matter alleged by the opposite party, it is sufficient in law to sustain the action or defense, and hence whether the party resting is bound to answer or proceed further. Demurrer to evidence, an exception taken by a party to the evidence offered by the opposite party, and an objecting to proceed further, on the allegation that such evidence is not sufficient in law to maintain the issue, and a reference to the court to determine the point. --Bouvier.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. (Law.) Objection, issue on matter of law.

Moby Thesaurus

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