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Definition of Demurral
1. Noun. (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings.
Generic synonyms: Objection
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Derivative terms: Demur, Demur, Demur, Demur
Definition of Demurral
1. n. Demur; delay in acting or deciding.
Definition of Demurral
1. Noun. The act of demurring ¹
2. Noun. (legal) A formal objection ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Demurral
1. the act of demurring [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Demurral
Literary usage of Demurral
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by Isaac Smith Homans, William B. Dana (1854)
"Tirado, the minister of Peru, has objected to this arrangement, as regards Peru,
and the Council of State sustain his demurral. Peru has opened her part of ..."
2. The Knickerbocker: Or, New-York Monthly Magazine by Charles Fenno Hoffman, Timothy Flint, Lewis Gaylord Clark, Kinahan Cornwallis, John Holmes Agnew (1854)
"... feigned a strong demurral. But the paper burned easily, and presently was
thrown, a mere cinder, upon the ashes of the grate. ' You will perceive,' said ..."
3. English Lands, Letters and Kings by Donald Grant Mitchell (1890)
"... we cannot now say; nor could his father-in-law tell then ; on which score
there was — as certain traditions run — some vain demurral. ..."
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