demurral Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings
    demur; demurrer.

WordNet


De*mur"ral noun
Definitions
  1. Demur; delay in acting or deciding.
    The same causes of demurral existed which prevented British troops from assisting in the expulsion of the French from Rome. Southey.

Webster 1913