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1. (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings
   - demur, demurral
    
2. (law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings
    
3. (law) a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
   "he gave evidence for the demurrer";
   - defense [US], defence [Brit, Cdn], denial

Derived forms: demurrers

Type of: due process, due process of law, objection, pleading

Part of: trial

Encyclopedia: Demurrer