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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
de·mur       [di-mur] Pronunciation Key verb, -murred, -mur·ring, noun
–verb (used without object)
1.to make objection, esp. on the grounds of scruples; take exception; object: They wanted to make him the treasurer, but he demurred.
2.Law. to interpose a demurrer.
3.Archaic. to linger; hesitate.
–noun
4.the act of making objection.
5.an objection raised.
6.hesitation.
7.Law. Obsolete. a demurrer.

[Origin: 1175–1225; ME demuren < AF demurer, OF demorer < L démorārī to linger, equiv. to dé- de- + morārī to delay, deriv. of mora delay]

de·mur·ra·ble, adjective

5. scruple, qualm, misgiving.
1. agree, accede.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
de·mur       (dĭ-mûr')  Pronunciation Key 
intr.v.   de·murred, de·mur·ring, de·murs
  1. To voice opposition; object: demurred at the suggestion. See Synonyms at object.
  2. Law To enter a demurrer.
  3. To delay.

n.  
  1. The act of demurring.
  2. An objection.
  3. A delay.


[Middle English demuren, to delay, from Anglo-Norman demurer, from Latin dēmorārī : dē-, de- + morārī, to delay (from mora, delay).]

de·mur'ra·ble adj.
Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
demur  (v.)
c.1225, "to linger, tarry," from O.Fr. demorer "delay, retard," from L. demorari, from de- + morari "to delay," from mora "a pause, delay." Main modern sense of "raise objections" is first attested 1639.

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demur

noun
1. (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings 

verb
1. take exception to; "he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday" 
2. enter a demurrer 

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: de·mur
Pronunciation: di-'m&r
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: de·murred; de·mur·ring
: to interpose a demurrer <demur to the declaration> —de·mur·ra·ble adjective

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Demur

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.

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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.

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Demur

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.

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