Synonyms of the word

demur

• v. (intransitive, obsolete) To linger; to stay; to tarry.
• v. (intransitive) To delay; to pause; to suspend proceedings or judgment in view of a doubt or difficulty;…
• v. (intransitive) To scruple or object; to take exception; to oppose; to balk.
• v. (intransitive, law) To interpose a demurrer.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To suspend judgment concerning; to doubt of or hesitate about.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To cause delay to; to put off.
• n. Stop; pause; hesitation as to proceeding; suspense of decision or action; scruple.

demurral

• n. The act of demurring.
• n. (law) A formal objection.

demurrer

• n. someone who demurs or objects.
• n. (law) A motion by a party to an action, for the immediate or summary judgment of the court on the question,…

except

• v. (transitive) To exclude; to specify as being an exception.
• v. (intransitive) To take exception, to object (to or against).
• prep. With the exception of; but.
• conj. With the exception (that); used to introduce a clause, phrase or adverb forming an exception or qualification…
• conj. (archaic) Unless; used to introduce a hypothetical case in which an exception may exist.

object

• n. A thing that has physical existence.
• n. Objective; the goal, end or purpose of something.
• n. (grammar) The noun phrase which is an internal complement of a verb phrase or a prepositional phrase.…
• n. A person or thing toward which an emotion is directed.
• n. (object-oriented programming) An instantiation of a class or structure.
• n. (category theory) An element within a category upon which functions operate. Thus, a category consists…
• n. (obsolete) Sight; show; appearance; aspect.
• v. (intransitive) To disagree with something or someone; especially in a Court of Law, to raise an objection.
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To offer in opposition as a criminal charge or by way of accusation or reproach;…
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose.

objection

• n. The act of objecting.
• n. A statement expressing opposition, or a reason or cause for expressing opposition (generally followed…
• n. (law) An official protest raised in a court of law during a legal trial over a violation of the rules…

plead

• v. To present an argument, especially in a legal case.
• v. To beg, beseech, or implore.