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Special Demurrer

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

In pleading. One which excepts to the sufficiency of the pleadings on the opposite side, and shows specifically the nature of the objection and the particular ground of the exception. 3 Bouv. Inst, note 3022. See "Demurrer."

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

One specifying some defect in a pleading other than its failure to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action or a defense.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914