Demurrers example sentences

Related (8): objections, challenges, quibbles, hesitations, protests, doubts, dissent, reservations

de·mur·rer

noun

demurrer (noun) · demurrers (plural noun)

- an objection that an opponent's point is irrelevant or invalid, while granting the factual basis of the point:

- an objection:

Synonyms

objection, protest, protestation, complaint, dispute, dissent, carping, cavilling, recalcitrance, opposition, resistance, reservation, hesitation, reluctance, unwillingness, disinclination, doubts, qualms, misgivings, niggling, griping, grousing, boggling, demurrers, demurral

"Demurrers" Example Sentences

1. The judge overruled the demurrers filed by the defense attorney.
2. Demurrers were raised by the plaintiff during the proceedings.
3. The demurrers were sustained by the court.
4. The demurrers submitted by the defendant were denied by the judge.
5. The attorney filed several demurrers to the complaint.
6. The court dismissed the case after considering the demurrers filed by the defense.
7. The judge granted the plaintiff's demurrers and ordered a retrial.
8. The demurrers raised by the defendant were found to be without merit by the court.
9. The plaintiff's demurrers were rejected by the judge.
10. The case was dismissed following the filing of demurrers by the defendant.
11. The plaintiff's demurrers were overruled by the court.
12. The judge dismissed the demurrers and ordered the case to proceed to trial.
13. Demurrers were filed by both parties in the case.
14. The attorney argued against the demurrers raised by the plaintiff.
15. The court sustained the demurrers filed by the defense and dismissed the case.
16. The judge denied the defendant's demurrers and ordered them to file an answer to the complaint.
17. The plaintiff's demurrers were sustained by the court and the case was dismissed.
18. The case was dismissed after the court sustained the defendant's demurrers.
19. The attorney filed numerous demurrers to the complaint, all of which were denied by the court.
20. The demurrers raised by the plaintiff's counsel were found to be unfounded by the judge.
21. The defendant's demurrers were overruled by the court and the case proceeded to trial.
22. The court dismissed the case following the filing of demurrers by the defendant.
23. Demurrers were raised by the defendant's attorney during the pretrial phase.
24. The judge granted the defendant's demurrers but gave the plaintiff an opportunity to amend the complaint.
25. The court denied the plaintiff's demurrers and ordered the case to proceed to trial.
26. The attorney argued in favor of the demurrers filed by their client.
27. The judge dismissed the case following the filing of demurrers by both parties.
28. Demurrers were filed by the defense to challenge the jurisdiction of the court.
29. The plaintiff's demurrers were overruled by the judge and the case proceeded to trial.
30. The court sustained the demurrers filed by the defendant and ordered the case to be dismissed.

Common Phases

1. The defendant's demurrer argues that the complaint fails to state a cause of action;
2. The plaintiff's opposition to the demurrer argues that the complaint contains sufficient factual allegations to support the claim;
3. The court sustained the demurrer, but granted leave to amend the complaint;
4. The plaintiff filed an amended complaint addressing the deficiencies identified in the demurrer;
5. The defendant then filed a second demurrer challenging the sufficiency of the amended complaint.