demurrer to evidence

noun

A stop or pause by a party to an action in order to ask the court to determine the question of whether the evidence as it stands ought to be admitted, based on the law of admissibility of evidence.

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Meanings

noundemurrer to evidence (plural demurrers to evidence)

plural demurrers to evidence

  1. lawA stop or pause by a party to an action in order to ask the court to determine the question of whether the evidence as it stands ought to be admitted, based on the law of admissibility of evidence.
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APA

demurrer to evidence. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demurrer%20to%20evidence

MLA

“demurrer to evidence.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demurrer%20to%20evidence. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “demurrer to evidence,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/demurrer%20to%20evidence.

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