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demurrer

noun

  1. pleading in a lawsuit that objects to or challenges a pleading filed by an opposing party
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /dɪməːɹə(ɹ)/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English demur Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English demurrer From demur + -er.

  1. Someone who demurs.