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Recent Examples of demurrer Perhaps, perhaps, but what is sure is that Costner has another kick at the case on the calendar for December in a demurrer hearing. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025 LaBella’s lawsuit will face another hurdle when the judge considers a separate challenge known as a demurrer in December. Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2025 The trial court sustained Celestron's demurrer as to Orion's UVTA claim. Jay Adkisson, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025 By Range’s thinking, detailed in a demurrer filed on Monday, CAA should be barred from further pursuing the case. Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demurrer
Noun
  • The federal agency’s power to green-light sports betting nationwide is the subject of legal objections from states and tribal groups.
    Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Few beside farmers voice objections.
    Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Leawood police fielded nearly 400 food-poisoning complaints and conducted about 130 interviews, a volume that briefly crashed the department’s records system, according to the Johnson County Post, KSHB 41 and KCTV5.
    Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
  • But the complaint claims that Corcoran is owed far more than the roughly $8,000 she's been paid to date.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • These are frequently shaped into nested spheres—though there are many exceptions, including intricate axial symmetries.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
  • According to officials, Bovino is now viewed not as an exception but as the new standard for what is to come at ICE.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025

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“Demurrer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demurrer. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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