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.
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]