DEMUR

demur, demurral, demurrer

(noun) (law) a formal objection to an opponent’s pleadings

demur, except

(verb) take exception to; “he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday”

demur

(verb) enter a demurrer

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

demur (third-person singular simple present demurs, present participle demurring, simple past and past participle demurred)

(intransitive, obsolete) To linger; to stay; to tarry

(intransitive) 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.

(intransitive) To scruple or object; to take exception; to oppose; to balk

(intransitive, legal) To interpose a demurrer.

(transitive, obsolete) To suspend judgment concerning; to doubt of or hesitate about

(transitive, obsolete) To cause delay to; to put off

Noun

demur (plural demurs)

Stop; pause; hesitation as to proceeding; suspense of decision or action; scruple.

Anagrams

• MUDer, mured

Source: Wiktionary

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De*mur", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Demurred; p. pr. & vb. n. Demurring.] Etym: [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)

Definition: To interpose a demurrer. See Demurrer, 2.

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.

De*mur", n. Etym: [OF. demor, demore, stay, delay. See Demur, v. i.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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