demurral
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of demurral
Example Sentences
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His demurral provoked some questions: “How does putting a map in a novel change the way we read the novel? What was it about what he thought a map did that he resisted?”
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2022
“I would be much quicker to question His Divinity if he stated, ‘Yes, I am God,’” a contributor to an online Rastafari forum wrote about Selassie’s demurral.
From New York Times • Dec. 8, 2021
It’s easy to see that attitude as standard executive demurral.
From The Verge • Jan. 4, 2019
I accepted his demurral, but I needed an explanation.
From Slate • Aug. 21, 2018
But the magistrate seemed uninterested in both my evidence and the prosecutor’s demurral.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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