4 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Demur \De*mur"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Demurred}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Demurring}.] [OF. demurer, demorer, demourer, to linger,
stay, F. demeurer, fr. L. demorari; de- + morari to delay,
tarry, stay, mora delay; prob. originally, time for thinking,
reflection, and akin to memor mindful. See {Memory}.]
1. To linger; to stay; to tarry. [Obs.]
Yet durst not demur nor abide upon the camp.
--Nicols.
2. To delay; to pause; to suspend proceedings or judgment in
view of a doubt or difficulty; to hesitate; to put off the
determination or conclusion of an affair.
Upon this rub, the English embassadors thought fit
to demur. --Hayward.
3. To scruple or object; to take exception; as, I demur to
that statement.
4. (Law) To interpose a demurrer. See {Demurrer}, 2.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Demur \De*mur"\, v. t.
1. To suspend judgment concerning; to doubt of or hesitate
about. [Obs.]
The latter I demur, for in their looks Much reason,
and in their actions, oft appears. --Milton.
2. To cause delay to; to put off. [Obs.]
He demands a fee, And then demurs me with a vain
delay. --Quarles.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Demur \De*mur"\, n. [OF. demor, demore, stay, delay. See
{Demur}, v. i.]
Stop; pause; hesitation as to proceeding; suspense of
decision or action; scruple.
All my demurs but double his attacks; At last he
whispers, ``Do; and we go snacks.'' --Pope.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
demur
n : (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings [syn: {demurral},
{demurrer}]
v 1: take exception to; "he demurred at my suggestion to work on
Saturday" [syn: {except}]
2: enter a demurrer
[also: {demurring}, {demurred}]