Wondering how to use Demurrer in a sentence? Below are 5 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as demur or objection.
Demurrer meaning
A motion by a party to a legal action for the immediate or summary judgment of the court on the question of whether, assuming the truth of the matter alleged by the opposite party, it is sufficient in law to sustain the action or defense, and hence whether the party bringing the motion is required to answer or proceed further.
Synonyms of Demurrer
Using Demurrer
- The main meaning on this page is: A motion by a party to a legal action for the immediate or summary judgment of the court on the question of whether, assuming the truth of the matter alleged by the opposite party, it is sufficient in law to sustain the action or defense, and hence whether the party bringing the motion is required to answer or proceed further.
- Useful related words include: demur, demurral, objection, pleading.
- In the example corpus, demurrer often appears in combinations such as: demurrer to, her demurrer.
Context around Demurrer
- Average sentence length in these examples: 34 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Demurrer
- In this selection, "demurrer" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 34 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, kept stand out and add context to how "demurrer" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include granted her demurrer to evidence and in her demurrer to evidence. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "demurrer" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with demurrer
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
For the eviction lawsuit, Hirschhorn’s team requested a demurrer, which is a plea to dismiss a complaint on the grounds that there’s no legal basis for a lawsuit. (30 words)
In her demurrer to evidence de Lima cited the court’s decision allowing her to post bail in November 2023 as an indication of the prosecution’s weak case against her. (31 words)
From now on, a case required only a complaint and an answer, with an optional cross-complaint and cross-answer, and with the demurrer kept as the standard attack on improper pleadings. (32 words)
De Lima scored her first victory in 2021 as one of the three drug cases filed against her was dismissed by the Muntinlupa City RTC Branch 205, which granted her demurrer to evidence that has the effect of a case dismissal. (41 words)
Under the rules, the denial of a demurrer to evidence that was filed with the permission of the court means the trial on the criminal case will proceed with the accused presenting his or her evidence. (36 words)
From now on, a case required only a complaint and an answer, with an optional cross-complaint and cross-answer, and with the demurrer kept as the standard attack on improper pleadings. (32 words)
Example sentences (5)
De Lima scored her first victory in 2021 as one of the three drug cases filed against her was dismissed by the Muntinlupa City RTC Branch 205, which granted her demurrer to evidence that has the effect of a case dismissal.
For the eviction lawsuit, Hirschhorn’s team requested a demurrer, which is a plea to dismiss a complaint on the grounds that there’s no legal basis for a lawsuit.
Under the rules, the denial of a demurrer to evidence that was filed with the permission of the court means the trial on the criminal case will proceed with the accused presenting his or her evidence.
In her demurrer to evidence de Lima cited the court’s decision allowing her to post bail in November 2023 as an indication of the prosecution’s weak case against her.
From now on, a case required only a complaint and an answer, with an optional cross-complaint and cross-answer, and with the demurrer kept as the standard attack on improper pleadings.
Common combinations with demurrer
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- demurrer to 3×
- her demurrer 2×