demurrer
Noun
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referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authorityis a type of: objection - the speech act of objecting
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referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authorityis a type of: pleading - (law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
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referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authorityis a type of: due process, due process of law - (law) the administration of justice according to established rules and principles; based on the principle that a person cannot be deprived of life or liberty or property without appropriate legal procedures and safeguardssubtypes: entrapment - a defense that claims the defendant would not have broken the law if not tricked into doing it by law enforcement officialsis a part of: trial - (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law
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