n. (dee-muhr-ur) a written response to a complaint filed in a law...

A pleading usually filed by the defendant attacking the legal sufficiency of a complaint.

legal pleading, 1530s, from Anglo-French demurrer, Old French demorer "to delay, retard" (see demur).

(dee-mur-ur) A written response to a complaint filed in a lawsuit which, in effect, pleads for dismissal on the point that even if the facts alleged in the complaint were true, there is no legal basis [..]

[Anglo-French, from demurrer to file a demurrer, literally, to stay, dwell, delay, from Old French demorer, from Latin demorari to delay] : a plea in response to an allegation (as in a complaint or .. [..]

A demurrer is a formal objection to the legal sufficiency of an opponent's pleading. It asks for a judgment in the demurring party's favor due to a failure to state a cause of action. A demu [..]

(n) (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings(n) (law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings(n) a defendant's answer or plea denying the [..]

A motion to dismiss a case because the claim is legally insufficient.

When a defendant says the facts presented by a plaintiff, even if true, are not enough to establish or prove the defendant's legal responsibility.

A traditional form of pleading in reply, alleging that the opponent’s plea was misconceived in law.

n. (dee-muhr-ur) a written response to a complaint filed in a lawsuit which, in effect, pleads for dismissal on the point that even if the facts alleged in the complaint were true, there is no legal b [..]

A legal attack on a document as to sufficiency.

A legal answer to a document or pleading as to its sufficiency. Pleads for dismissal in the instance that even when the facts in a complaint are true, there is no legal basis to the complaint.

See Motion, to Dismiss, Summary Judgment, Set Aside the Verdict.

n. (dee-muhr-ur) a written response to a complaint filed in a lawsuit which, in effect, pleads for dismissal on the point that even if the facts alleged in the complaint were true, there is no legal b [..]

demurrer|lang=en * '''1953''', , “[http://www.jstor.org/stable/2378859 Democratic Apologetics]” in '''' LXIII, ? 2 (January 1953), page 100, left column: *: A defense of democracy may be constructed [..]

a pleading which acknowledges facts presented but contends they are insufficient to proceed further with the case.