Hypertext Webster Gateway: "demurral"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Demurral \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
demurral
n : (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings [syn: {demur},
{demurrer}]
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