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demurral
noun
(de-mur-ral)
(law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings
Synonyms:
demur
,
demurrer
,
Words Related to
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demur
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demurrer
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expostulation
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entreaty
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rejoinder
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avowal
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rebuke
,
protestation
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hesitation
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sheepishness
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peroration
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refutation
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mea culpa
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inarticulateness
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monosyllable
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pronouncements
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retort
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facetiousness
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denunciation
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misquotation
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terseness
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sarcasms
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interjection
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circumlocution
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taciturnity
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solecism
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misspeaks
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cri de coeur
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tautologies
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obsequiousness
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percipient
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bon mot
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inadvisability
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logorrhea
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demurral
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