- (v.i.) To interpose a demurrer. See Demurrer, 2.
- (v.t.) To suspend judgment concerning; to doubt of or hesitate about.
- (v.t.) To cause delay to; to put off.
- (v.i.) Stop; pause; hesitation as to proceeding; suspense of decision or action; scruple.
- (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.
- (v.i.) To scruple or object; to take exception; as, I demur to that statement.
- (v.i.) To linger; to stay; to tarry.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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