demurral

[ dih-mur-uhl ]

noun

Origin of demurral

First recorded in 1800–10; demur + -al²

In consequence, another Israeli scholar (a founder of Peace Now) filed a minority demurral.
Israeli Academia: Crossing The Line? | Bernard Avishai | October 8, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
As I hoped and expected, he could not do that and responded without a word of demurral or argument on the merits.
Bring It On, Michael Wolff! | Conrad Black | January 5, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
The same causes of demurral existed which prevented British troops from assisting in the expulsion of the French from Rome.
The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson | Robert Southey
Enter demurral and private petition to those high courts and abstract legislatures!
The Debatable Land | Arthur Colton

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