Definition for Demurrer:

• A request made to a court, asking it to dismiss a lawsuit on the grounds that no legal claim is asserted. For example, you might file a demurrer if your neighbor sued you for parking on the street in front of her house. Your parking habits may annoy your neighbor, but the curb is public property and parking there doesn't cause any harm recognized by the law. After a demurrer is filed, the judge holds a hearing at which both sides can make their arguments about the matter. The judge may dismiss all or part of the lawsuit, or may allow the party who filed the lawsuit to amend its complaint. In some states and in federal court, the term demurrer has been replaced by " motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim" ( called a " 12( b)( 6) motion" in federal court) or similar term.

Synonyms for Demurrer:

• n.

  •challenge (noun)
  • protest.
  •communication (noun)
  • demurrer.
  •contention (noun)
  • opinion,
  • demurrers,
  • hypothesis,
  • assertion,
  • contestation,
  • position,
  • idea,
  • deposition,
  • charge,
  • hurrah,
  • plea,
  • predications,
  • discussion,
  • predication,
  • thesis,
  • belief,
  • ground,
  • allegation,
  • rumpus,
  • advancement,
  • explanation,
  • claim,
  • view,
  • avowal,
  • stand,
  • affirmation,
  • Maintaining,
  • asseveration,
  • profession.
  •defence (noun)
  • defence.
  •defense (noun)
  • defense.
  •demur (noun)
  • demur.
  •demurral (noun)
  • demurral.
  •denial (noun)
  • denial.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • declaration.

Antonyms for Demurrer:

• n.

  • act
    prosecution.
  • contention
    consideration, kindness, sympathy, proof, good will, friendship, denial, retreat, truth, friendliness, reality, affection.
  • Other antonyms:
    agreement, approval, compliance, assent, obedience, willingness, sanction, acquiescence, acceptance.

Homophones for Demurrer:

• diner, dinar, De Niro, dinero, demerara, dimer, domineer, daumier, denier, demur, donar, dinner, deanery, dimmer, demure, demeanor, demeanour, Du Maurier, damar, denary, downer, dinnerware, dammar, donor.

Holonyms for Demurrer:

• n.

  • act
    trial.

Hypernym for Demurrer:

• n.

  • act
    entrapment.

Hyponym for Demurrer:

• n.

  • act
    due process, due process of law.
  • communication
    pleading.