Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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jurisprudence | Yes | No | No | No |
demurrer | Yes | No | No | No |
jurisprudence (noun) | demurrer (noun) |
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the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do | a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him |
the collection of rules imposed by authority | (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings |
(law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings |