demurrer

demurrer is a 8-letter English word with 5 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: One who demurs. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 13 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. One who demurs.
2. noun. A stop or pause by a party to an action, for the judgment of the court on the question, whether, assuming the truth of the matter alleged by the opposite party, it is sufficient in law to sustain the action or defense, and hence whether the party resting is bound to answer or proceed further.
3. noun. a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him

   "he gave evidence for the defense"

   Synonyms: defence, defense, denial

4. noun. (law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings
5. noun. (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings

   Synonyms: demur, demurral

Synonyms

defence, defense, denial, demur, demurral

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in demurrer:

murderer

Common word forms

demurrers

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