Definitions for: Demur


[n] (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings
[v] take exception to
[v] enter a demurrer



Webster (1913) Definition: De*mur", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Demurred; p. pr. & vb. n.
Demurring.] [OF. demurer, demorer, demourer, to linger,
stay, F. demeurer, fr. L. demorari; de- + morari to delay,
tarry, stay, mora delay; prob. originally, time for thinking,
reflection, and akin to memor mindful. See Memory.]
1. To linger; to stay; to tarry. [Obs.]

Yet durst not demur nor abide upon the camp.
--Nicols.

2. To delay; to pause; to suspend proceedings or judgment in
view of a doubt or difficulty; to hesitate; to put off the
determination or conclusion of an affair.

Upon this rub, the English embassadors thought fit
to demur. --Hayward.

3. To scruple or object; to take exception; as, I demur to
that statement.

4. (Law) To interpose a demurrer. See Demurrer, 2.


De*mur", v. t.
1. To suspend judgment concerning; to doubt of or hesitate
about. [Obs.]

The latter I demur, for in their looks Much reason,
and in their actions, oft appears. --Milton.

2. To cause delay to; to put off. [Obs.]

He demands a fee, And then demurs me with a vain
delay. --Quarles.


De*mur", n. [OF. demor, demore, stay, delay. See
Demur, v. i.]
Stop; pause; hesitation as to proceeding; suspense of
decision or action; scruple.

All my demurs but double his attacks; At last he
whispers, ``Do; and we go snacks.'' --Pope.

Synonyms: demurral, demurrer, except

See Also: object, objection, plead

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