Meaning

noun (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings

noun (law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings

noun a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him

originEtymology tree English demur Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English demurrer From demur + -er.

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