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Thesaurus: demur

To linger; to stay; to tarry.

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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. n:12/v:88 n. (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings v. take exception to v. enter a demurrer