to make demur to

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• make question — To demur • • • Main Entry: ↑question …   Useful english dictionary

• demur — demurrable, adj. /di merr /, v., demurred, demurring, n. v.i. 1. to make objection, esp. on the grounds of scruples; take exception; object: They wanted to make him the treasurer, but he demurred. 2. Law. to interpose a demurrer. 3. Archaic. to… …   Universalium

• demur — Synonyms and related words: aversion, back down, balance, balk, bashfulness, beef, bitch, blench, boggle, boggling, boycott, call in question, challenge, combat, combative reaction, complain, complaint, compunction, conscience, counteraction, cry …   Moby Thesaurus

• demur — de•mur [[t]dɪˈmɜr[/t]] v. murred, mur•ring, n. 1) to make objection, esp. on the grounds of scruples; take exception; object 2) law Law. to respond with a demurrer 3) archaic to linger; hesitate 4) the act of making objection 5) an objection… …   From formal English to slang

• demur — /dəˈmɜ / (say duh mer) verb (i) (demurred, demurring) 1. to make objection; take exception; object. 2. Law to interpose a demurrer. 3. Obsolete to linger; hesitate. –noun 4. the act of making objection. 5. an objection raised. 6. Law Obsolete a… …  

• Demurrer — Civil procedure in the United States Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Doctrines of civil procedure Jurisdiction Subject matter jurisdiction Diversity jurisdiction Personal jurisdiction Removal jurisdiction Venue Change of venue …   Wikipedia

• doubt — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Indecision Nouns 1. doubt, dubiousness, dubiety; unbelief, skepticism, pyrrhonism, disbelief; agnosticism, irreligion; incredulity, discredit; credibility gap, image spill. See improbability, dejection.… …   English dictionary for students

• challenge — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. query, question; controvert, dispute; dare, defy, stump. n. exception; invitation, dare. See defiance, doubt. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A demand] Syn. dare, summons, provocation, calling into question;… …   English dictionary for students

• Irresolution — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Irresolution >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 irresolution irresolution infirmity of purpose indecision Sgm: N 1 indetermination indetermination undetermination Sgm: N 1 unsettlement unsettlement Sgm: N 1 uncertainty… …   English dictionary for students

• refuse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. trash, truck, rubbish, waste, leavings, garbage. See uselessness. v. See refusal. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. rubbish, litter, waste, leavings; see trash 1 , 3 . v. Syn. decline, reject, repudiate, deny,… …   English dictionary for students

• protest — n 1. objection, exception, disagreement; demur, demurral, scruple, qualm, compunction; challenge; negation, denial, disclaimer; complaint, grievance, Inf. beef, Inf. kick, Sl. squawk, Sl. bitch, peeve, Inf. pet peeve, Inf. gripe, Inf. grouse. 2.… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder