Demurral — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɑːɡmˈæɾɪkli/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪmˈʌɹəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪmˈʌɹəl/

3 syllables Say it as /dɑːɡmˈæɾɪkli/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

demurrer demur

Word Forms

demur

verb

take exception to

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

sursis

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

🇪🇸Spanish

objeción

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

🇮🇹Italian

obiezione

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

🇳🇱Dutch

demurraal

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

🇵🇹Portuguese

objeção

(lei) uma objeção formal às alegações de um oponente

🇷🇺Russian

возражение

(закон) официальное возражение против заявлений оппонента

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विलंबित

(कानून) किसी प्रतिद्वंद्वी की दलीलों पर औपचारिक आपत्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

অস্থিরতা

(আইন) একটি প্রতিপক্ষের আবেদন একটি আনুষ্ঠানিক আপত্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

முரட்டுத்தனமான

(சட்டம்) எதிராளியின் வேண்டுகோளுக்கு முறையான எதிர்ப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

నిస్పృహ

(చట్టం) ప్రత్యర్థి అభ్యర్ధనలకు అధికారిక అభ్యంతరం

🇮🇳Marathi

निराशा

(कायदा) प्रतिस्पर्ध्याच्या विनवणीवर औपचारिक आक्षेप

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિરાશા

(કાયદો) વિરોધીની દલીલો સામે ઔપચારિક વાંધો

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರಾಸಕ್ತಿ

(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

ڈیمورل

(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

不法行為

(法律) 相手方の申し立てに対する正式な異議

🇰🇷Korean

이의를 제기하다

(법) 상대방의 주장에 대한 공식적인 이의

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự ngăn cản

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

🇹🇭Thai

การทำให้เสื่อมเสีย

(กฎหมาย) การคัดค้านคำร้องของฝ่ายตรงข้ามอย่างเป็นทางการ

🇮🇩Indonesian

keberatan

(Hukum) keberatan formal terhadap permohonan lawan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اعتراض

(قانون) اعتراض شكلي على مرافعات الخصم

🇮🇷Persian

بی حوصلگی

(قانون) اعتراض رسمی به ادعاهای طرف مقابل

🇹🇷Turkish

itiraz

(Hukuk) rakibin iddialarına resmi bir itiraz

🇮🇱Hebrew

דפוק

(חוק) התנגדות רשמית לטענות יריב

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The primary meaning of 'demurral' is '(law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings'.

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