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Meanings of demur in English

Spanish
excepción

(Law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings.

excepción
Catalan
exceptuar
Spanish
exceptuar

Take exception to.

exceptuar
Synonyms
Examples for "except"
Examples for "except"
1
National benchmark indexes rose across Western Europe except in Spain and Italy.
The Irish Times
2
I think there's no alternative except some political change, so political reform.
Reuters
3
Loan funds have seen inflows every week this year, except for one.
Reuters
4
The new law bans rescission except in cases of fraud or misrepresentation.
Reuters
5
So far, nobody except me knows there's a body in the house.
The smoke room: a novel of suspense
Usage of demur in English
1
Fenwick made no further demur; he accepted the conditions there and then.
The Mystery of the Four Fingers
2
Her voice showed doubt-thenatural demur of her young ignorance and idealism.
The Testing of Diana Mallory
3
He lets things happen without demur, but he doesn't initiate such things.
A duty to the dead
4
The Krooman made the communication, and Harry without demur accepted the conditions.
The Boy Slaves
5
They worked for their human or vodyanoi bosses without demur or enthusiasm.
Perdido Street Station
6
The chief, to the surprise of all, did not demur at this.
The Wonder Island Boys: Conquest of the Savages
7
First of all, since the demur, we have more than 400 plaintiffs.
Wired
8
She was very emphatic and angry with me for my hazarded demur.
The Trail of '98: A Northland Romance
9
Some Hindu scholars demur to this derivation of Śâktism from lower cults.
Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2
10
Sir Launcelot nodded his head nor did he make any further demur.
In the Court of King Arthur
11
Barry had executed too many equally singular orders to raise any demur.
Nightfall
12
Charlie has begun to demur, and intends to write you a letter.
Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 2
13
Martin himself never explicitly said that but he did not exactly demur either.
The Irish Times
14
The Archbishop was inclined to demur; humbly but firmly he deprecated the imputation.
King John of Jingalo: The Story of a Monarch in Difficulties
15
O'Brien's servant, however, had admitted the two of them without demur.
Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984)
16
Without demur he concurred in every proposition set before him by Father José.
The Triumph of John Kars: A Story of the Yukon
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Translations for demur
Catalan
exceptuar
Demur through the time
Demur across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common