demur
di mur
- n (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings
- v take exception to
he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday - v enter a demurrer
- They usually demur on questions of what they will do next, blandly stating their hopes to "improve the product," as Chad puts it.
- I realized I needed to demur from offering a comment.
- When I demur, Murphy tells me that if I wait, the wrinkles will set deeper and require a bigger dose of expression-limiting Botox.