demurrer

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noun

1. a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
- he gave evidence for the defense
• Syn:
defense, defence, denial
• Ant:
prosecution (for: defense)
• Derivationally related forms:
deny (for: denial)
• Topics:
law, jurisprudence
• Hypernyms:
due process, due process of law
• Hyponyms:
entrapment
• Part Holonyms:
trial
2. (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings
• Syn:
demur, demurral
• Derivationally related forms:
demur, demur (for: demurral), demur (for: demur)
• Topics:
law, jurisprudence
• Hypernyms:
objection
3. (law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings
• Derivationally related forms:
demur
• Topics:
law, jurisprudence
• Hypernyms:
pleading

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  defense, defence, denial, demur, demurral
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  prosecution, criminal prosecution