demurrer

nouns

(law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings
is derived from
is derived from
(law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings
is derived from
is derived from
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)
(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
"he gave evidence for the defense"