Dictionary Check: demurrer
"demurrer" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
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 them
Example:
"he gave evidence for the defense"
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