1. (noun) demur, demurral, demurrer
(law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings
Synonyms: demurral, defense, demur, defence, demurrer, denial
2. (noun) demurrer
(law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings
Synonyms: demurral, defense, demur, defence, denial
3. (noun) defense, defence, denial, demurrer
a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
Synonyms: defense team, defence mechanism, defensive structure, demurrer, defence reaction, self-abnegation, vindication, defense reaction, disaffirmation, defense lawyers, self-renunciation, defending team, denial, defense mechanism, defense force, refutation, defensive measure, defence, demurral, abnegation, defense, defence force, demur, self-denial
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