De·mur v. i. [imp. & p. p. Demurred p. pr. & vb. n. Demurring.]
 1. To linger; to stay; to tarry. [Obs.]
    Yet durst not demur nor abide upon the camp.   --Nicols.
 2. To delay; to pause; to suspend proceedings or judgment in view of a doubt or difficulty; to hesitate; to put off the determination or conclusion of an affair.
    Upon this rub, the English embassadors thought fit to demur.   --Hayward.
 3. To scruple or object; to take exception, especially on the basis of scruple or modesty; as, I demur to that statement; they wanted to make him president, but he demurred.
 4. Law To interpose a demurrer. See Demurrer, 2.
 demurred
      See demur
 demur
      n : (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings [syn: demurral,
           demurrer]
      v 1: take exception to; "he demurred at my suggestion to work on
           Saturday" [syn: except]
      2: enter a demurrer
      [also: demurring, demurred]