资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Demurral \De*mur"ral\, n.
   Demur; delay in acting or deciding.

         The same causes of demurral existed which prevented
         British troops from assisting in the expulsion of the
         French from Rome.                        --Southey.

资料来源 : WordNet®

demurral
     n : (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings [syn: {demur},
          {demurrer}]