Demurrer — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

(law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˌɑːɡmɐɾəzˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪmˈɜːɹə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪmˈɜːɹə/

3 syllables Say it as /dˌɑːɡmɐɾəzˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

he gave evidence for the defense

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

denial demurral demur defence defense

Antonyms

prosecution

Parts of Speech

noun	(law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings
noun	(law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings
noun	a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him “he gave evidence for the defense”

Word Forms

demur	verb	take exception to
deny	verb	deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Einspruch

(Gesetz) ein formeller Einspruch gegen die Schriftsätze eines Gegners

🇫🇷French

exception péremptoire

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

🇪🇸Spanish

objetar

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

🇮🇹Italian

obiettante

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

🇳🇱Dutch

exceptie

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

🇵🇹Portuguese

contestar

(lei) uma objeção formal às alegações de um oponente

🇷🇺Russian

возражающий

(закон) официальное возражение против заявлений оппонента

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आपत्ति

(कानून) किसी प्रतिद्वंद्वी की दलीलों पर औपचारिक आपत्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

বিতাড়নকারী

(আইন) একটি প্রতিপক্ষের আবেদন একটি আনুষ্ঠানিক আপত্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

மறுப்பவர்

(சட்டம்) எதிராளியின் வேண்டுகோளுக்கு முறையான எதிர்ப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

నిలదీసేవాడు

(చట్టం) ప్రత్యర్థి అభ్యర్ధనలకు అధికారిక అభ్యంతరం

🇮🇳Gujarati

ડિમરર

(કાયદો) વિરોધીની દલીલો સામે ઔપચારિક વાંધો

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರುತ್ಸಾಹಗಾರ

(ಕಾನೂನು) ಎದುರಾಳಿಯ ಮನವಿಗೆ ಔಪಚಾರಿಕ ಆಕ್ಷೇಪಣೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ധിക്കാരി

(നിയമം) ഒരു എതിരാളിയുടെ അപേക്ഷകളോടുള്ള ഔപചാരികമായ എതിർപ്പ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਰਾਸ਼ਾਜਨਕ

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

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈیمرر

(قانون) کسی مخالف کی درخواست پر باقاعدہ اعتراض

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

抗辩

（法律）对对方的诉状提出正式反对意见

🇯🇵Japanese

異議のある人

(法律) 相手方の申し立てに対する正式な異議

🇰🇷Korean

방소 항변

(법) 상대방의 주장에 대한 공식적인 이의

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người từ chối

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

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้ไม่ประนีประนอม

(กฎหมาย) การคัดค้านคำร้องของฝ่ายตรงข้ามอย่างเป็นทางการ

🇮🇩Indonesian

eksepsi

(Hukum) keberatan formal terhadap permohonan lawan

🇲🇾Malay

penolakan

(undang-undang) bantahan rasmi terhadap pengakuan pihak lawan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المعترض

(قانون) اعتراض شكلي على مرافعات الخصم

🇮🇷Persian

منکر

(قانون) اعتراض رسمی به ادعاهای طرف مقابل

🇹🇷Turkish

itirazcı

(Hukuk) rakibin iddialarına resmi bir itiraz

🇮🇱Hebrew

דפוק

(חוק) התנגדות רשמית לטענות יריב

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