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Demurral

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. The act of demurring, especially a mild, polite, or considered expression of opposition.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The act of demurring

n. A formal objection

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. Demur; delay in acting or deciding.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. Hesitation in proceeding or decision; demur.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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

Word Usage

"Asked whether Israel might change tack, Yaalon allowed that apologizing to Turkey "might be a debate" in the government and said his demurral was his personal opinion."

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objection

Synonym

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demur

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