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A motion by a party to a legal action for the immediate or summary judgment of the court on the question of 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 bringing the motion is required to answer or proceed further.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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Someone who demurs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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- he gave evidence for the defense
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Synonyms: defense, defence, denial
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Broader terms: due process, due process of law
Narrower terms: entrapment
(law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: pleading
(law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: demur, demurral
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Broader terms: objection
From Anglo-Norman demurrer, form of Old French demourer (“to demur”), infinitive used as noun.
Etymology tree English demur Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English demurrer From demur + -er.
