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noun (n)

• (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings(noun.communication)

  Synonym:
  demur, demurral
  

  source: wordnet30
• (law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings(noun.communication)

  source: wordnet30
• a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  defence, defense, denial
  Antonym:
  criminal prosecution, prosecution
  

  source: wordnet30
• One who demurs.(noun)

  source: webster1913