Definition of Demurs

1. Noun. (plural of demur) ¹

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Definition of Demurs

1. demur [v] - See also: demur

Lexicographical Neighbors of Demurs

demurer
demures
demurest
demuring
demurity
demurrable
demurrage
demurrages
demurral
demurrals
demurred
demurrer
demurrer to evidence
demurrers
demurring
demurs (current term)
demutualisation
demutualisations
demutualise
demutualised
demutualises
demutualising
demutualization
demutualizations
demutualize
demy
demyelinate
demyelinated
demyelinated myelitis
demyelinates

Literary usage of Demurs

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on General Practice: Containing Rules and Suggestions for the by Byron Kosciusko Elliott, William Frederick Elliott (1894)
"The party who demurs to the evidence can not ask that intend- ments shall be made in his favor, for the rule is that intend- ments shall be against the ..."

2. The Practice of the Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas in Personal by William Tidd, Great Britain Court of King's Bench, Great Britain Court of Common Pleas, Great Britain Court of Exchequer (1821)
"In the Exchequer it is a rule", that " ii» all cases where the plaintiff demurs to the defendant's plea, replication, or other subsequent pleading, ..."

3. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1912)
"This is an extract from the record: "At the close of plaintiff's testimony the defendant demurs ore tenus to the evidence and insists the plaintiff should ..."

4. A Digest of the Laws of England Respecting Real Property by William Cruise (1818)
"Writ of Deceit. 35. Motion. 37- Modes of avoiding the E/tctt 12. What may be assigned for Error. 18. The Parol demurs for Infancy. of a ..."

5. A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution: And Laws of the United States by John Bouvier (1874)
"He demurs in law. He rests on the pleading» of the case, and abides the judgment of the court. MORE OR LESS. Words, in a conveyance of lands or contract to ..."

6. An Historical Treatise on the Practice of the Court of Chancery of the State by Dominick T. Blake (1818)
"If defendant demurs for want of parties. IV. After filing the demurrer when it ought to be set down for argument. V. How to sot it down for argument. VI. ..."

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