demurrer
English Thesaurus
1. a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him (noun.act)
hypernym | : | due process, due process of law, |
definition | : | (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguards (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | entrapment, |
definition | : | a defense that claims the defendant would not have broken the law if not tricked into doing it by law enforcement officials (noun.act) |
part meronym | : | trial, |
definition | : | (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law (noun.act) |
domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
2. (law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings (noun.communication)
hypernym | : | pleading, |
definition | : | (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding (noun.communication) |
domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
3. (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings (noun.communication)
hypernym | : | objection, |
definition | : | the speech act of objecting (noun.communication) |
domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
4. a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him (noun.act)
antonym | : | criminal prosecution, prosecution, |
definition | : | the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior (noun.act) |
derivation | : | deny, traverse, |
definition | : | deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit (verb.communication) |
5. (law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings (noun.communication)
derivation | : | demur, except, |
definition | : | take exception to (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | demur, |
definition | : | enter a demurrer (verb.communication) |
6. (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings (noun.communication)
derivation | : | demur, except, |
definition | : | take exception to (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | demur, |
definition | : | enter a demurrer (verb.communication) |
7. a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him (noun.act)
antonym | : | criminal prosecution, prosecution, |
definition | : | the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior (noun.act) |
derivation | : | deny, traverse, |
definition | : | deny formally (an allegation of fact by the opposing party) in a legal suit (verb.communication) |
8. (law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings (noun.communication)
derivation | : | demur, except, |
definition | : | take exception to (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | demur, |
definition | : | enter a demurrer (verb.communication) |
9. (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings (noun.communication)
derivation | : | demur, except, |
definition | : | take exception to (verb.communication) |
derivation | : | demur, |
definition | : | enter a demurrer (verb.communication) |
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