Look up: demurrer

1. demurrer
   [n] - (law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent`s pleadings
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2. Demurrer
   De·mur'rer noun 1. One who demurs. 2. (Law) A stop or pause by a party to an action, for the judgment of the court on the question, whether, assuming the truth of the matter alleged by the opposite party, it is sufficient in law t...
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3. Demurrer
   • (n.) One who demurs. • (n.) A stop or pause by a party to an action, for the judgment of the court on the question, whether, assuming the truth of the matter alleged by the opposite party, it is sufficient in law to sustain the action or defense, and hence whether the party resting is bo...
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4. demurrer
   in law, a process whereby a party hypothetically admits as true certain facts alleged by the opposition but asserts that they are not sufficient ...
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5. demurrer
   
   • (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings
   • (law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings
   • a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
   
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6. Demurrer
   From the Latin demorari or old French demorrer, to wait or stay. In pleading, imports that the objecting party will not proceed with the pleading, because no sufficient statement has been made on the other side; but will wait the judgment of the court whether he is bound to answer. Demurrers are no ...
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7. Demurrer
   n. A complaint's written response that pleads for dismissal claiming that while the alleged facts were correct, they do not constitute a legal basis for a lawsuit. The validity of the demurrer will be determined during a hearing before a judge. While some causes of action will be defeated by a demur...
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8. Demurrer
   In law, a demurrer is a stop at some point in the pleadings, and a resting of the decision of the cause on that point; an issue on matter of law. A demurrer confesses the fact or facts to be true, but denies the sufficiency of the facts in point of law to support the claim or defence.
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9. Demurrer
   A `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 is the document that makes the objection. Lawyers informally define a demurrer as a defendant saying "so what" t...
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