Legal Defense Tactics

1 words in this vocabulary list

noun an objection raised; demur

  • The defense attorney filed a demurrer challenging the sufficiency of the plaintiff's evidence.
  • The lawyer said 'I'm gonna file a demurrer' to try and get the case thrown out.
  • The attorney pulled a slick move and hit 'em with a demurrer right out the gate.
  • In life, sometimes you have to raise a demurrer when faced with baseless accusations.