| NOUN | communication | demurrer, demur, demurral | (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | demurrer | (law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings | |
| act | demurrer, defense, defence, denial | a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him |
| Meaning | (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | demur, demurral | |
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Broader | objection | The speech act of objecting |
| Spanish | demurral, excepción, postergación, reparo | |
| Catalan | demurral | |
| Verbs | demur | take exception to |
| demur | enter a demurrer | |
| Meaning | (law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings. | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Broader | pleading | (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding |
| Verbs | demur | take exception to |
| demur | enter a demurrer | |
| Meaning | A defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | defense, defence, denial | |
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Part of | trial | (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law |
| Narrower | entrapment | A defense that claims the defendant would not have broken the law if not tricked into doing it by law enforcement officials |
| Broader | due process, due process of law | (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles |
| Opposite | prosecution, criminal prosecution | The institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior |
| Spanish | negación | |
| Catalan | defensa | |
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