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demurrer

/dɪməːɹə(ɹ)/UK/dɪˈmʌɹə/

demurrer noun: a motion by a party to a legal action for the immediate or summary judgment of the court on the question of whether, assuming the truth of the matter alleged by the opposite party, it is sufficient in law to sustain the action or defense, and hence whether the party bringing the motion is required to answer or proceed further.

Noun (1)

demurrer (plural demurrers)

  1. A motion by a party to a legal action for the immediate or summary judgment of the court on the question of whether, assuming the truth of the matter alleged by the opposite party, it is sufficient in law to sustain the action or defense, and hence whether the party bringing the motion is required to answer or proceed further.
    • In a demurrer filed on 28 February to the Los Angeles county superior court, Franco’s lawyers asked that the lawsuit filed in October by Sarah Tither-Kaplan and Toni Gaal be dismissed, saying none of the alleged events detailed had happened, and the statute of limitations had passed for the...2020 March 3, Andrew Pulver, “(please specify the article title)”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC

Noun (2)

demurrer (plural demurrers)

  1. Someone who demurs.

Forms of demurrer

pluraldemurrers

Origin of demurrer

From Anglo-Norman demurrer, form of Old French demourer (“to demur”), infinitive used as noun.

From demur + -er.

Words formed from demurrer

Questions about demurrer

What does demurrer mean?
Demurrer means a motion by a party to a legal action for the immediate or summary judgment of the court on the question of whether, assuming the truth of the matter alleged by the opposite party, it is sufficient in law to sustain the action or defense, and hence whether the party bringing the motion is required to answer or proceed further.
What part of speech is demurrer?
Demurrer is a noun.
How do you pronounce demurrer?
Demurrer is pronounced /dɪˈmʌɹə/ (UK).
What is the plural of demurrer?
The plural of demurrer is demurrers.

Words near demurrer in the dictionary

  1. demurral
  2. demurrals
  3. demurrant
  4. demurrants
  5. demurred
  6. demurrer
  7. demurrer to evidence
  8. demurrers
  9. demurrers to evidence
  10. demurrest
  11. demurreth

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