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demurrage (di-m<<schwa>>r-ij). (usu. pl.) Maritime law. 1. Liquidated  damages owed by a charterer  to  a  shipowner  for  the  charterer’s  failure  to  load  or  unload  cargo  by  the  agreed  time. [Cases: Shipping    170. C.J.S. Shipping §§ 431–432.] contract demurrage.A demurrage paid by a vessel’s charterer if the time to load or unload the vessel at port…

demurrable  (di-m<<schwa>>r-<<schwa>>-b<<schwa>>l),  adj.  (Of  a  claim,  pleading,  etc.) subject to a demurrer <a demurrable pleading>. See DEMURRER. [Blacks Law 8th]

demur  (di-m<<schwa>>r),  vb.1.  To  file  a  demurrer.  See  DEMURRER.  2.  To  object  to  the legal  sufficiency  of  a  claim  alleged  in  a  pleading  without  admitting  or  denying  the  truth  of  the facts stated. [Cases: Pleading    189.C.J.S. Pleading §§ 235–236, 239, 289–290, 292.] 3. To object to  the  legal  sufficiency  of  a  claim  alleged  in  a …

de  munere  regio  (dee  myoo-n<<schwa>>r-<<schwa>>  ree-jee-oh).  [Law  Latin]  Scots  law. By royal gift. • The phrase described land held under feudal tenure. [Blacks Law 8th]

demote,vb. To lower (a person) in rank, position, or pay. See DEGRADATION(1). *[Blacks Law 8th]  

de  morte  antecessoris  (dee  mor-tee  an-ti-ses-<<schwa>>r-is).  [Law  Latin]  Scots  law. Concerning the death of the ancestor. • The phrase occurs in the brieve of mortancestry, equivalent to the English mort d’ancestor. [Blacks Law 8th]

demonstrative legacy.See LEGACY. [Blacks Law 8th]

demonstrative evidence.See EVIDENCE. [Blacks Law 8th]

demonstrative devise.See DEVISE. [Blacks Law 8th]

demonstrative bequest.See BEQUEST. [Blacks Law 8th]