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What does demur mean?

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Verb
  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To linger; to stay; to tarry
  2. (intransitive) To delay; to pause; to suspend proceedings or judgment in view of a doubt or difficulty; to hesitate; to put off the determination or conclusion of an affair.
  3. (intransitive) To scruple or object; to take exception; to oppose; to balk
  4. (intransitive, law) To interpose a demurrer.
  5. (transitive, obsolete) To suspend judgment concerning; to doubt of or hesitate about
  6. (transitive, obsolete) To cause delay to; to put off
Noun
  1. Stop; pause; hesitation as to proceeding; suspense of decision or action; scruple.
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