Demurrer
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DEMURRER (from Fr. demeurer, to delay, Lat. morari), in English law, an objection taken to the sufficiency, in point of law, of the pleading or written statement of the other side.
Demurrer (dee-mur-ur) A written response to a complaint filed in a lawsuit which, in effect, pleads for dismissal on the point that even if the facts alleged in the complaint were true, there is no legal basis for a lawsuit.
Demurrer - A pleading filed by the defendant that the complaint as filed is not sufficient to require an answer.
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Demur: To file a pleading (called "a demurrer") admitting the truth of the facts in the complaint or answer, but contending they are legally insufficient.
Demurrage definition:
A term of maritime law which refers to the damages payable by a ship charterer, to the ship owner, as compensation for lost time; where a chartered ship is not returned to the owner on a specified date.
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Demurrers are general and special, and demurrers to evidence, and to interrogatories.
Demurrer: Defendant's claim that even if the allegations in a complaint are true, they are not sufficient to impose any liability on the defendant.
De Novo: A new. A trial de novo is a new trial of a case.
Demurrer:
This is a motion put to a trial judge after the plaintiff has completed his or her case, in which the defendant, while not objecting to the facts presented, and rather than responding by a full defence, ...
Demurrage: a fee levied by the shipping company upon the port or supplier for not loading or unloading the vessel by a specified date agreed upon by contract. This fee is usually, assessed upon a daily basis after the deadline.
demurrer: an historical term for what the defendant asserts to challenge whether the plaintiff has stated a legally sufficient claim. Now handled by the Rule 12(b) motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim.
Demur. To object for legal insufficiency; to interpose a demurrer.
Demurrer. French demourer, to tarry, stay, hesitate: Latin de-morari, to delay fully, rest: mora, delay.
Demurrage
an amount owed to the ship owner if the charterer of a vessel is delayed beyond the agreed upon time frame.
DEMURER - A motion to dismiss a case because the claim is legally insufficient.
Demurrer
A legal attack on a document as to sufficiency.
Deposition
An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths.
demurrer: When a defendant says the facts presented by a plaintiff, even if true, are not enough to establish or prove the defendant's legal responsibility.
demurrer A older term for a challenge to the sufficiency of the opposing party's pleadings; the term is largely obsolete and has been replaced by a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim.
DEMUR -- To respond to a civil complaint by filing a demurrer. See DEMURRER.
DEMURRAGE, mar. law. The freighter of a ship is bound not to detain it, beyond the stipulated or usual time, to load, or to deliver the cargo, or to sail.
Demurrer
A motion put to a trial judge by the defendant, asking the court to reject the petition of the plaintiff because of a lack of basis in law or insufficient evidence . This occurs after the plaintiff has completed his or her case.
Demurrer to the evidence
Definition
: a demurrer that asserts that the evidence is not sufficient to create a question of fact for the jury to decide
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Demurrer: A motion to dismiss a civil case because of the legal insufficiency of a complaint.
De Novo: A new. A trial de novo is a new trial of a case.
speaking demurrer
n. an attempt to introduce evidence during a hearing on a demurrer.
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We are not attempting to define the legal terms you will encounter in reading cases such as demurrer, summary judgment, or proximate cause. For that we refer you to the standard legal dictionaries, hornbooks, and your professors.
It is a pleading, by which the defendant in a suit endeavors to resist the plaintiffs demand by alleging different facts, as distinguished from a demurrer which admits the facts but contends they are legally insufficient.
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