demur

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. v. To voice opposition; object: demurred at the suggestion. See Synonyms at object.
2. v. Law To enter a demurrer.
3. v. To delay.
4. n. The act of demurring.
5. n. An objection.
6. n. A delay.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. To delay; linger; tarry.
2. To hesitate; suspend proceedings; delay conclusion or action.
3. To have or suggest scruples or difficulties; object irresolutely; take exception: as, they demurred to our proposals.
4. In law, to interpose a demurrer.
5. To put off; delay; keep in suspense.
6. To doubt of; scruple concerning; hesitate about: as, “to demur obedience,”
7. n. Stop; pause; hesitation as to proceeding or decision.
8. n. Exception (taken); objection (urged).

Wiktionary

1. v. intransitive, obsolete To linger; to stay; to tarry
2. v. intransitive To delay; to pause; to suspend proceedings or judgment in view of a doubt or difficulty; to hesitate; to put off the determination or conclusion of an affair.
3. v. intransitive To scruple or object; to take exception; to oppose; to balk
4. v. intransitive, law To interpose a demurrer.
5. v. transitive, obsolete To suspend judgment concerning; to doubt of or hesitate about
6. v. transitive, obsolete To cause delay to; to put off
7. n. Stop; pause; hesitation as to proceeding; suspense of decision or action; scruple.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. v. obsolete To linger; to stay; to tarry.
2. v. To delay; to pause; to suspend proceedings or judgment in view of a doubt or difficulty; to hesitate; to put off the determination or conclusion of an affair.
3. v. To scruple or object; to take exception, especailly on the basis of scruple or modesty.
4. v. (Law) To interpose a demurrer. See Demurrer, 2.
5. v. obsolete To suspend judgment concerning; to doubt of or hesitate about.
6. v. obsolete To cause delay to; to put off.
7. n. Stop; pause; hesitation as to proceeding; suspense of decision or action; scruple.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings
2. v. enter a demurrer
3. v. take exception to