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Demur is defined as to object or delay.

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An example of demur is an attorney objecting to a statement by a witness.

See demur in Webster's New World College Dictionary

to hesitate because of one's doubts or objections; have scruples; object
Law to enter a demurrer

Origin: ME demuren < OFr demorer < L demorari, to delay < de-, from + morari, to delay < mora, a delay < IE base *(s)mer-, to remember > memory

noun

an act or instance of demurring
an objection raised or exception taken

Also demurral

See demur in American Heritage Dictionary 4

intransitive verb de·murred, de·mur·ring, de·murs

To voice opposition; object: demurred at the suggestion. See Synonyms at object.
Law To enter a demurrer.
To delay.

noun

The act of demurring.
An objection.
A delay.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English demuren, to delay

Origin: , from Anglo-Norman demurer

Origin: , from Latin dēmorārī

Origin: : dē-, de-

Origin: + morārī, to delay (from mora, delay)

Related Forms:

de·murˈra·ble adjective

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