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demurrer vs defense

defense vs demurrer

demurrer and defense both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
demurrer Yes No No No
defense Yes No No No
As nouns, demurrer and defense are synonyms defined as:
  • demurrer and defense: a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
Other synonyms of demurrer include defence, denial.
demurrer (noun) defense (noun)
a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
(law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury
(law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
protection from harm
a structure used to defend against attack
the justification for some act or belief
the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions
the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
(sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring
an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
Difference between demurrer and defense

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