demurrer

noun

1. (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings

Similar word(s): demur, demurral

Definition categories: communication, objection

2. (law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings

Definition categories: communication, pleading

3. a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him

Similar word(s): defence, defense, denial

Definition categories: act