meaning of demur
1. To linger; to stay; to tarry.
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.
3. To scruple or object; to take exception; as, I demur to that statement.
4. To interpose a demurrer. See Demurrer, 2.
5. To suspend judgment concerning; to doubt of or hesitate about.
6. To cause delay to; to put off.
7. Stop; pause; hesitation as to proceeding; suspense of decision or action; scruple.
8. law a formal objection to an opponents pleadings
Related Words
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