demur

nouns

(law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings

verbs

take exception to
"he demurred at my suggestion to work on Saturday"
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enter a demurrer
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domain category
the collection of rules imposed by authority
"civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
is a type of (narrower)
make an allegation in an action or other legal proceeding, especially answer the previous pleading of the other party by denying facts therein stated or by alleging new facts