Demur — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

take exception to

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈɑːɡlɛɡz/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪmˈɜː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪmˈɜː/

2 syllables Say it as /dˈɑːɡlɛɡz/.

Examples

he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

demurral demurrer except

Parts of Speech

noun	(law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings
verb	take exception to “he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday”
verb	enter a demurrer

Word Forms

demur	verb	take exception to
demur	noun	(law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings
demurrer	noun	(law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings
exception	noun	grounds for adverse criticism
demurral	noun	(law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Einwand

(Gesetz) ein formeller Einspruch gegen die Schriftsätze eines Gegners

🇫🇷French

hésitation

(loi) une objection formelle aux arguments d'un adversaire

🇪🇸Spanish

objetar

(ley) una objeción formal a los alegatos de un oponente

🇮🇹Italian

obiettare

(diritto) un'obiezione formale alle memorie di un avversario

🇳🇱Dutch

aarzelen

(wet) een formeel bezwaar tegen de pleidooien van een tegenstander

🇵🇹Portuguese

contestar

(lei) uma objeção formal às alegações de um oponente

🇷🇺Russian

возражать

(закон) официальное возражение против заявлений оппонента

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रतराज़

(कानून) किसी प्रतिद्वंद्वी की दलीलों पर औपचारिक आपत्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

ক্ষোভ

(আইন) একটি প্রতিপক্ষের আবেদন একটি আনুষ্ঠানিক আপত্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

முட்டுக்கட்டை

(சட்டம்) எதிராளியின் வேண்டுகோளுக்கு முறையான எதிர்ப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

నిలదీస్తుంది

(చట్టం) ప్రత్యర్థి అభ్యర్ధనలకు అధికారిక అభ్యంతరం

🇮🇳Marathi

डिमर

(कायदा) प्रतिस्पर्ध्याच्या विनवणीवर औपचारिक आक्षेप

🇮🇳Gujarati

મૂંઝવણ

(કાયદો) વિરોધીની દલીલો સામે ઔપચારિક વાંધો

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರುತ್ಸಾಹ

(ಕಾನೂನು) ಎದುರಾಳಿಯ ಮನವಿಗೆ ಔಪಚಾರಿಕ ಆಕ್ಷೇಪಣೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ധിക്കാരം

(നിയമം) ഒരു എതിരാളിയുടെ അപേക്ഷകളോടുള്ള ഔപചാരികമായ എതിർപ്പ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਰਾਸ਼ਾ

(ਕਾਨੂੰਨ) ਇੱਕ ਵਿਰੋਧੀ ਦੀ ਬੇਨਤੀ 'ਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਰਸਮੀ ਇਤਰਾਜ਼

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈیمر

(قانون) کسی مخالف کی درخواست پر باقاعدہ اعتراض

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

提出异议

（法律）对对方的诉状提出正式反对意见

🇯🇵Japanese

異議

(法律) 相手方の申し立てに対する正式な異議

🇰🇷Korean

이의

(법) 상대방의 주장에 대한 공식적인 이의

🇻🇳Vietnamese

từ chối

(luật) sự phản đối chính thức đối với lời bào chữa của đối phương

🇹🇭Thai

คัดค้าน

(กฎหมาย) การคัดค้านคำร้องของฝ่ายตรงข้ามอย่างเป็นทางการ

🇮🇩Indonesian

keberatan

(Hukum) keberatan formal terhadap permohonan lawan

🇵🇭Filipino

huminahon

(batas) isang pormal na pagtutol sa mga pakiusap ng isang kalaban

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اعتراض

(قانون) اعتراض شكلي على مرافعات الخصم

🇮🇷Persian

تهوع

(قانون) اعتراض رسمی به ادعاهای طرف مقابل

🇹🇷Turkish

itiraz

(Hukuk) rakibin iddialarına resmi bir itiraz

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהִתְנַגֵד

(חוק) התנגדות רשמית לטענות יריב

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