Sample Sentences fordemurrer (editor-reviewed)
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The court granted the demurrer agreeing that it lacked jurisdiction.demurrer = law: an alternative to pleading guilty or not guilty, which says that even if the facts listed in charges are correct, they do not constitute a crime
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A demurrer is sometimes referred to as a "so what" plea.demurrer = law: an alternative to pleading guilty or not guilty, which says that even if the facts listed in charges are correct, but do not constitute a crime
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In many jurisdictions, the formal demurrer is no longer used. For example, it might be replaced with "a motion to dismiss for failure to state a cause of action." But even in those jurisdictions, the term is often used by judges and lawyers.demurrer = law: an alternative to pleading guilty or not guilty, which says that even if the facts listed in charges are correct, they do not constitute a crime
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Monarch may hold us up with a Demurrer.† (source)
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Mr Bloom thoroughly acquiesced in the general gist of this though the mystical finesse involved was a bit out of his sublunary depth still he felt bound to enter a demurrer on the head of simple, promptly rejoining: —Simple?† (source)
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