Main entry: defence, defense, demurrer, denial
Definition: a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him
Usage: he gave evidence for the defense
Main entry: demurrer
Definition: (law) any pleading that attacks the legal sufficiency of the opponent's pleadings
Main entry: demur, demurral, demurrer
Definition: (law) a formal objection to an opponent's pleadings