demurrer
noun
- pleading in a lawsuit that objects to or challenges a pleading filed by an opposing party
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.
- Someone who demurs.