(n) a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him, Syn. demurrer, denial, defence, Ant. prosecution, Example:he gave evidence for the defense

demur

(n) (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings, Syn. demurrer, demurral

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Demurrer

n. 1. One who demurs. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) A stop or pause by a party to an action, for the judgment of the court on the question, whether, assuming the truth of the matter alleged by the opposite party, it is sufficient in law to sustain the action or defense, and hence whether the party resting is bound to answer or proceed further. [ 1913 Webster ]

Demurrer to evidence, an exception taken by a party to the evidence offered by the opposite party, and an objecting to proceed further, on the allegation that such evidence is not sufficient in law to maintain the issue, and a reference to the court to determine the point. Bouvier. [ 1913 Webster ]

Murre

n. (Zool.) Any one of several species of sea birds of the genus Uria, or Catarractes; a guillemot. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The murres are allied to the auks, and are abundant on the northern coasts of Europe and America. They often breed in large communities on the projecting ledges of precipituous cliffs, laying one or two large eggs on the bare rocks. [ 1913 Webster ]

Murrelet

n. [ Murre + -let. ] (Zool.) One of several species of sea birds of the genera Synthliboramphus and Brachyramphus, inhabiting the North Pacific. They are closely related to the murres. [ 1913 Webster ]

Murrey

n. [ OF. morée a dark red color, mor blackish brown, fr. L. morum mulberry, blackberry, or fr. Maurus a Moor. Cf. Mulberry, Moor, Morelle. ] A dark red color. -- a. Of a dark red color. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

海烏;海鴉

[うみがらす;ウミガラス, umigarasu ; umigarasu] (n) (uk) common murre; common guillemot (Uria aalge)

海雀

[うみすずめ;ウミスズメ, umisuzume ; umisuzume] (n) (1) (uk) murrelet (esp. the ancient murrelet, Synthliboramphus antiquus); (2) roundbelly cowfish (Lactoria diaphana)

嘴太海烏

[はしぶとうみがらす;ハシブトウミガラス, hashibutoumigarasu ; hashibutoumigarasu] (n) (uk) thick-billed murre (Uria lomvia); Brunnich's guillemot

German-English: TU-Chemnitz DING Dictionary DING DE-EN Dictionary

Murren { n }; Knurren { n }

grumble

Rechtseinwand { m }

demurrer

murmeln; raunen; murren | murmelnd; raunend; murrend | gemurmelt; geraunt; gemurrt | er/sie murmelt | ich/er/sie murmelte

to murmur | murmuring | murmured | he/she murmurs | I/he/she murmured

murren; meckern; schimpfen (über; wegen) | murrend | murrt

to grumble (about; at; over) | grumbling | grumbles

murren | murrend | murrt | murrte