Thesaurus: demur

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1. v. i. To linger; to stay; to tarry.
2. v. i. 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.
3. v. i. To scruple or object; to take exception; as, I demur to that statement.
4. v. i. To interpose a demurrer. See Demurrer, 2.
5. v. t. To suspend judgment concerning; to doubt of or hesitate about.
6. v. t. To cause delay to; to put off.
7. v. i. Stop; pause; hesitation as to proceeding; suspense of decision or action; scruple.
8. n. (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings
9. v. object to
10. v. enter a demurrer
11. 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. 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. 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.
12. n:12/v:88 n. (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings v. take exception to v. enter a demurrer