1. (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings
   - demur, demurral 
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
   - defense [US], defence [Brit, Cdn], denial

Derived forms: demurrers

See also: demur

Type of: due process, due process of law, objection, pleading

Part of: trial

Encyclopedia: Demurrer

• put back
• put behind bars
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• put on the line
• put one across
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• put option
• put out feelers
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• put right
• put the cart before the horse
• put the cat among the pigeons
• put through
• put to death
• put to sleep
• put to work
• put together
• put under
• put-down
• put-on
• put-put
• put-up
• put-up job