Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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demurrer | Yes | No | No | No |
denial | Yes | No | No | No |
demurrer (noun) | denial (noun) |
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a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him | a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him |
(law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings | renunciation of your own interests in favor of the interests of others |
(law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings | the act of refusing to comply (as with a request) |
the act of asserting that something alleged is not true | |
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism that denies painful thoughts |