Demur

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vt To cause delay to; to put off.

II. Demur ·vi To interpose a demurrer. ·see Demurrer, 2.

III. Demur ·vt To suspend judgment concerning; to doubt of or hesitate about.

IV. Demur ·vi To scruple or object; to take exception; as, I demur to that statement.

V. Demur ·vi Stop; pause; hesitation as to proceeding; suspense of decision or action; scruple.

VI. Demur ·vi To Linger; to Stay; to Tarry.

VII. Demur ·vi 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.