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Demur :: Demur (v. t.) To cause delay to; to put off.

Demur :: Demur (v. i.) Stop; pause; hesitation as to proceeding; suspense of decision or action; scruple.

Demur :: Demur (v. i.) To linger; to stay; to tarry.

Demurrable :: Demurrable (a.) That may be demurred to.

Demorage :: Demorage (n.) Demurrage.

Demurred :: Demurred (imp. & p. p.) of Demu.

Demurely :: Demurely (adv.) In a demure manner; soberly; gravely; -- now, commonly, with a mere show of gravity or modesty..

Demur :: Demur (v. i.) To interpose a demurrer. See Demurrer, 2..

Demure :: Demure (a.) Of sober or serious mien; composed and decorous in bearing; of modest look; staid; grave.

Snod :: Snod (a.) Trimmed; smooth; neat; trim; sly; cunning; demure.

Demurral :: Demurral (n.) Demur; delay in acting or deciding.

Demure :: Demure (a.) Affectedly modest, decorous, or serious; making a show of gravity..

Demurity :: Demurity (n.) Demureness; also, one who is demure..

Demur :: Demur (v. i.) To scruple or object; to take exception; as, I demur to that statement..

Plea :: Plea (n.) That which is alleged by a party in support of his cause; in a stricter sense, an allegation of fact in a cause, as distinguished from a demurrer; in a still more limited sense, and in modern practice, the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's declaration and demand. That which the plaintiff alleges in his declaration is answered and repelled or justified by the defendant's plea. In chancery practice, a plea is a special answer showing or relying upon one or more things as a cause why

Demurring :: Demurring (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Demu.

Demureness :: Demureness (n.) The state of being demure; gravity; the show of gravity or modesty.

Demurrage :: Demurrage (n.) The detention of a vessel by the freighter beyond the time allowed in her charter party for loading, unloading, or sailing..

Demurrage :: Demurrage (n.) The allowance made to the master or owner of the ship for such delay or detention.

Demur :: Demur (v. i.) 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.

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