demurrer

n. hesitater; protester, objector; objection (Law)

In common law civil procedure, a demurrer is a pleading by the defendant that contests the legal sufficiency of the complaint without admitting or denying the allegations therein. Demurs are usually filed at the beginning of a case. It is filed before the answer and can be characterized as the defendant’s way of saying “so what?” after reading a plaintiff's complaint.
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Noun
1. (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings
(synonym) demur, demurral
(hypernym) objection
(derivation) demur
(classification) law, jurisprudence
2. (law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings
(hypernym) pleading
(derivation) demur
(classification) law, jurisprudence
3. a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him; "he gave evidence for the defense"
(synonym) defense, defence, denial
(hypernym) due process, due process of law
(hyponym) entrapment
(part-holonym) trial
(classification) law, jurisprudence

(n.)
One who demurs.
  

(n.)
A stop or pause by a party to an action, for the judgment of the court on the question, whether, assuming the truth of the matter alleged by the opposite party, it is sufficient in law to sustain the action or defense, and hence whether the party resting is bound to answer or proceed further.
  

This is a motion put to a trial judge after the plaintiff has completed his or her case, in which the defendant, while not objecting to the facts presented, and rather than responding by a full defence, asks the court to reject the petition right then and there because of a lack of basis in law or insufficiency of the evidence. - (read more on Demurrer)