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Verb: demur (demurred,demurring)  di'mur
  1. Take exception to
    "he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday";
    - except
     
  2. (law) enter a demurrer
Noun: demur  di'mur
  1. (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings
    - demurral, demurrer

Derived forms: demurring, demurs, demurred

Type of: object, objection, plead

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