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DEMUR

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Irregular inflected forms: demurred    , demurring   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

demur; demurral; demurrer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("demur" is a kind of...):

objection (the speech act of objecting)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Derivation:

demur (take exception to)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Take exception to

Example:

he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday

Synonyms:

demur; except

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "demur" is one way to...):

object (express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP

Derivation:

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

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

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Enter a demurrer

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Hypernyms (to "demur" is one way to...):

plead (make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

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

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

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

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