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DemurDemur De*mur", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Demurred; p. pr. & vb. n.
Demurring.] [OF. demurer, demorer, demourer, to linger,
stay, F. demeurer, fr. L. demorari; de- + morari to delay,
tarry, stay, mora delay; prob. originally, time for thinking,
reflection, and akin to memor mindful. See Memory.]
1. To linger; to stay; to tarry. [Obs.]
Yet durst not demur nor abide upon the camp.
--Nicols.
2. To delay; to pause; to suspend proceedings or judgment in
view of a doubt or difficulty; to hesitate; to put off the
determination or conclusion of an affair.
Upon this rub, the English embassadors thought fit
to demur. --Hayward.
3. To scruple or object; to take exception; as, I demur to
that statement.
4. (Law) To interpose a demurrer. See Demurrer, 2. Demur
Demur De*mur", v. t.
1. To suspend judgment concerning; to doubt of or hesitate
about. [Obs.]
The latter I demur, for in their looks Much reason,
and in their actions, oft appears. --Milton.
2. To cause delay to; to put off. [Obs.]
He demands a fee, And then demurs me with a vain
delay. --Quarles.
DemurDemur De*mur", n. [OF. demor, demore, stay, delay. See
Demur, v. i.]
Stop; pause; hesitation as to proceeding; suspense of
decision or action; scruple.
All my demurs but double his attacks; At last he
whispers, ``Do; and we go snacks.' --Pope.
Meaning of Demur from wikipedia
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demurrer is a
pleading in a
lawsuit that
objects to or
challenges a
pleading filed by an
opposing party. The word
demur means "to object"; a
demurrer...
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Demur Tapladze (Georgian: დემურ თაფლაძე; born 18
March 2000) is a
Georgian professional rugby union player who
plays as a
centre for
Super Cup club The...
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speaking demurrer is an
attempt to use a
demurrer to
challenge the
factual claims of a complaint.
Doing so is improper,
because a
demurrer ****umes that...
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gentry and aristocracy. It
derives from the
Latin word recūsant,
meaning to
demur or object.
After the
English Reformation, from the 16th to the 19th centuries...
- a
riposte in his poem, An Open
Letter (1983): "Don't be
surprised if I
demur, for, be
advised My p****port's green. No gl**** of ours was ever
raised To...
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registrar spelled it
Brasburg instead of Bratsberg.
Bashful Henry did not
demur."
Morgan was
raised in Muskegon, Michigan, and
graduated from
Muskegon High...
- who had so
recently p****ed over his
claim to the
throne without apparent demur, must have been
doubtful from the start. The
strength of
their resolve to...
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asked him
about his
interest in
playing professional football.
Kennedy demurred,
saying he had
plans to
attend law
school and "go into
another contact...
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Scorsese about Driver's
method acting for
Silence (2016).
Driver originally demurred from
accepting the lead role, but
reconsidered after Coppola incorporated...
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conservative family,
acceded to the
wishes of her
beloved parents without demur.
Immediately after the engagement, she
began receiving lessons in the Dutch...
