v. & n.
--v.intr. (demurred, demurring)
1. (often foll. by to, at) raise scruples or objections.
2 Law put in a demurrer.
--n. (also demurral) (usu. in neg.)
1. an objection (agreed without demur).
2 the act or process of objecting.
Derivatives:
demurrant n. (in sense 2 of v.).
Etymology: ME f. OF demeure (n.), demeurer (v.) f. Rmc (as DE-, L morari delay)