de·mur·ral /dɪˈmɝəl, ˈmʌrəl/
De·mur·ral n. 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.
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demurral
n : (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings [syn: demur,
demurrer]