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demurrer

In law, a plea in response to an allegation that admits its truth but also asserts that it is not sufficient as a cause of action. In the U.S., demurrers are no longer used in federal procedure (having been replaced by motions to dismiss or motions for more definite statement) but are still used in some states. A general demurrer challenges the sufficiency of the substance of an allegation, whereas a special demurrer challenges the structure or form of an allegation.



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``The court sustained all of the demurrers, three of which were sustained without leave to amend, those causes of action being the ones that deal with allegations that there was racial tension between the boys, racial slurs used by the other boy, or discrimination on the part of the school district,'' Carpenter said.
But, demurrers will answer, the church is not a democracy, and that is true.
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