DEMURRAL Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word demurral. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for DEMURRAL
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| deferral | nounn | |||||||
noun • a state of abeyance or suspended business • act of putting off to a future time | ||||||||
| demur | verbv | |||||||
noun • (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings verb • object to • enter a demurrer | ||||||||
| demurrer | nounn | |||||||
noun • (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings • (law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings • a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him | ||||||||
| hiatus | nounn | |||||||
noun • an interruption in the intensity or amount of something • a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript) • a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure | ||||||||
| moratorium | nounn | |||||||
noun • a legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged • suspension of an ongoing activity | ||||||||
| procrastination | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of procrastinating; putting off or delaying or deferring an action to a later time • slowness as a consequence of not getting around to it | ||||||||
| recess | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a state of abeyance or suspended business • a small concavity • an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands) • an enclosure that is set back or indented • a pause from doing something (as work) verb • put into a recess • make a recess in • close at the end of a session | ||||||||
