demur

Meanings

• verb

  to delay or refuse to accept a shipment or cargo, usually due to commercial reasons

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with demur
remur , mur

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Variants

List of all variants of demur that leads to same result
demur , demurred , demurring , demurs

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Etymology

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From Old French demorer, from de- 'off' + morer 'to die'. Originally meant 'to delay (someone or something) from dying'.

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Trivia

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1. Demur is also used in the context of legal proceedings, where a party may demur to the allegations made against them.

2. The term demur comes from the Old French word demorer, which originally meant 'to delay (someone or something) from dying'.

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Related Concepts

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1. demurrage: A charge paid for the detention or delay of a vessel.

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Culture

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In maritime law, demurrage is a charge paid by the charterer or shipper to the owner of a vessel for detention or delay of the vessel. The term has also been used in literature, such as in Herman Melville's Moby-Dick.

How to Memorize "demur"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a ship waiting to unload its cargo, but the owners are not ready yet. The ship is charged for this delay.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the image of a ship waiting to unload.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Demur means delay, like a ship at the pier'.

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