demurrer

• Формальное юридическое возражение или ходатайство, оспаривающее достаточность заявлений противной стороны, или ответ ответчика, отрицающий истинность обвинений.

A formal legal objection or pleading that challenges the sufficiency of an opponent's pleadings, or a defendant's answer denying the truth of the charges.

1. Formal legal objectionC2formallegal

   A formal objection to an opponent's pleadings, arguing that even if the facts are true, they are insufficient to support the legal claim.

   Формальное юридическое возражение

   • The defense filed a demurrer to the complaint, arguing it failed to state a valid cause of action.
   • The judge overruled the demurrer, allowing the case to proceed.
   • A demurrer is used to challenge the legal sufficiency of a pleading.

   Синонимыchallengeexceptionobjection

2. Pleading attacking legal sufficiencyC2formallegal

   Any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings, without addressing the factual allegations.

   Возражение о недостаточности

   • The plaintiff's demurrer claimed that the defendant's answer was legally insufficient.
   • In some jurisdictions, a demurrer is the proper way to challenge a defective pleading.
   • The court sustained the demurrer, dismissing the case with prejudice.

3. Defendant's answer denying truthC2formallegal

   A defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against them, often used in historical legal contexts.

   Возражение ответчика

   • The defendant entered a demurrer, denying all allegations of wrongdoing.
   • In old English law, a demurrer was a common way to contest a claim.
   • The demurrer asserted that the plaintiff's accusations were false.