- demur, demurral, demurrer - (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings
--1 is a kind of objection
Derived forms: verb demur2, verb demur1 - demurrer - (law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings
--2 is a kind of pleading
Derived forms: verb demur2, verb demur1 - defense, defence, denial, demurrer - a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense"
--3 is a kind of due process, due process of law
--3 is a part of trial
--3 has particulars: entrapment