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demurrer
noun
(de-mur-rer)
a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
Synonyms:
defence
,
defense
,
denial
,
demurrer
noun
(de-mur-rer)
(law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings
Synonyms:
demur
,
demurral
,
demurrer
noun
(de-mur-rer)
(law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings
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denial
,
demur
,
demurral
,
defense
,
defence
,
nonsuit
,
summary judgment
,
counterclaim
,
appellant
,
quo warranto
,
petitioner
,
plaintiff
,
remittitur
,
estoppel
,
mandamus
,
interpleader
,
certiorari
,
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,
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,
reargument
,
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,
affirmance
,
supersedeas
,
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,
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,
reconsideration
,
appellate court
,
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,
appellate
,
intervenor
,
nolle prosequi
,
pendente lite
,
claimant
,
remand
,
evidentiary
,
nolo contendere
,
res judicata
,
joinder
,
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,
untimeliness
,
vacatur
,
relator
,
privity
,
cognizable
,
respondent
,
gravamen
,
tortfeasor
,
nolle
,
ex parte
,
locus standi
,
interrogatories
,
default judgment
,
scienter
,
habeas
,
invalidity
,
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,
luba
,
spoliation
,
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,
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,
lis pendens
,
summary judgement
,
parol evidence rule
,
ex post facto
,
promisor
,
contemnor
,
trier
,
allocution
,
tort
,
rehearing
,
subpoena duces tecum
,
nol pros
,
interlocutory injunction
,
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,
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,
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,
impleading
,
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,
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actus reus
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rescission
,
amicus curiae brief
,
surrebuttal
,
decedent
,
subrogation
,
indefiniteness
,
inapplicability
,
fourteenth amendment
,
precedential
,
mens rea
,
nolle pros
,
nullity
,
demurrer
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