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DEMURRER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
Example:
he gave evidence for the defense
Synonyms:
defence; defense; demurrer; denial
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("demurrer" is a kind of...):
due process; due process of law ((law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "demurrer"):
entrapment (a defense that claims the defendant would not have broken the law if not tricked into doing it by law enforcement officials)
Holonyms ("demurrer" is a part of...):
trial ((law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("demurrer" is a kind of...):
pleading ((law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Derivation:
demur (take exception to)
demur (enter a demurrer)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings
Synonyms:
demur; demurral; demurrer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("demurrer" 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)
demur (enter a demurrer)
