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demur

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de⋅mur

  [di-mur] verb, -murred, -mur⋅ring, noun
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–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 dēmorārī to linger, equiv. to dē- de- + morārī to delay, deriv. of mora delay

Related forms:
de⋅mur⋅ra⋅ble, adjective

Synonyms:
5. scruple, qualm, misgiving.

Antonyms:
1. agree, accede.
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de·mur   (dĭ-mûr')   
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.
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Word Origin & History

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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

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
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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