CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DEMURRED
PRESENT
Present
I demur
you demur
he/she/it demurs
we demur
you demur
they demur
Present continuous
I am demurring
you are demurring
he/she/it is demurring
we are demurring
you are demurring
they are demurring
Present perfect
I have demurred
you have demurred
he/she/it has demurred
we have demurred
you have demurred
they have demurred
Present perfect continuous
I have been demurring
you have been demurring
he/she/it has been demurring
we have been demurring
you have been demurring
they have been demurring
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I demurred
you demurred
he/she/it demurred
we demurred
you demurred
they demurred
Past continuous
I was demurring
you were demurring
he/she/it was demurring
we were demurring
you were demurring
they were demurring
Past perfect
I had demurred
you had demurred
he/she/it had demurred
we had demurred
you had demurred
they had demurred
Past perfect continuous
I had been demurring
you had been demurring
he/she/it had been demurring
we had been demurring
you had been demurring
they had been demurring
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will demur
you will demur
he/she/it will demur
we will demur
you will demur
they will demur
Future continuous
I will be demurring
you will be demurring
he/she/it will be demurring
we will be demurring
you will be demurring
they will be demurring
Future perfect
I will have demurred
you will have demurred
he/she/it will have demurred
we will have demurred
you will have demurred
they will have demurred
Future perfect continuous
I will have been demurring
you will have been demurring
he/she/it will have been demurring
we will have been demurring
you will have been demurring
they will have been demurring
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would demurred
you would demurred
he/she/it would demurred
we would demurred
you would demurred
they would demurred
Conditional continuous
I would be demurring
you would be demurring
he/she/it would be demurring
we would be demurring
you would be demurring
they would be demurring
Conditional perfect
I would have demurred
you would have demurred
he/she/it would have demurred
we would have demurred
you would have demurred
they would have demurred
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been demurring
you would have been demurring
he/she/it would have been demurring
we would have been demurring
you would have been demurring
they would have been demurring
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you demur
we let´s demur
you demur
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
demurring
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEMURRED»
Discover the use of
demurred in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
demurred and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Court of ...
The third point arises upon both pleas, to each of which the plaintiff has re plied
as to part, and demurred as to the residue, and the question here is, whether
these pleas are in their nature so divisible as to admit of this method of pleading.
Great Britain. Court of Common Pleas, Thomas James Arnold, 1840
2
A digest of the laws of England
[No benefit of exception can be saved on a demurrer. M. 1740, 2 Vesey, 109.] [
The particulars which are demurred (or pleaded) to, must be distinguished ; it is
not enough to say, as to so much of the bill as is not after answered, &c. T. 1752,
2 ...
Sir John Comyns, Anthony Hammond, 1822
3
A Practical and Elementary Abridgment of the Cases Argued ...
amend the venire facias ; for this being an action of covenant, and the defendant
having pleaded several pleas, and the plaintiff having replied to one and
demurred to the rest, the venire facias was drawn in the usual form, viz. as well to
try the ...
Charles Petersdorff, 1825
4
A Treatise on the Civil Jurisdiction of a Justice of the ...
When a pleading on the part of the plaintiff is demurred to, he joins issue by
answering, “that the pleading demurred to is sufficient to maintain his action,” or if
the defendant's pleading be demurrred to, he joins issue by answering, “that the ...
Esek Cowen, Oliver Lorenzo Barbour, 1844
5
A New and Complete Law-dictionary: Or, General Abridgment of ...
The plaintiff replied another award and the defendant tendered issue upon it,
whereupon the plaintiff demurred. Halt Chief justice said, that the want of a vertue
was aided by the pleading over. Ld. Ruyrrt. 1039. Purslaw v. Bully. So in debt
upon ...
6
A Treatise on the Civil Jurisdiction of Justices of the ...
When a pleading on the part of the plaintiff is demurred to, he joins issue by
answering, 4< that the pleading demurred to is sufficient to maintain his action,"
or if the defendant's pleading be demurred to, he joins issue by answering, " that
the ...
Esek Cowen, Sidney Joseph Cowen, 1841
7
Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of ...
Page 394 The defendant demurred to the plaintiff's bill, brought to establish a
right to an oyster fishery, and to be quieted in the posseffion of it, as being a
matter properly triable at law. Lord Hard-wide: declared, that where the right of a
fishery ...
Great Britain. Court of Chancery, 1767
8
A Treatise on the Law Relating to Infants
47, the rule of law Parol demurred enabling the parol to demur where an infant
heir was sued n would have on a specialty of his ancestor, i. e. enabling the heir
to plead la^"TM* that he was an infant, and that he ought not to answer until he ...
9
Queen's Bench and Practice Court Reports
Cbooks. Where the defendant obtained time to plead by judge's order, "on the
usual terms," and the plaintiff, after pleas pleaded, took issue upon some and
demurred to others, and the defendant obtained an order to amend his pleas or
join in ...
J. Hillyard Cameron, Sir James Lukin Robinson, Christopher Robinson, 1858
10
A Treatise on the Powers and Duties of Justices of the Peace ...
If, however, he think the pleading sufficient, he should join in demurrer, by
insisting that the pleading demurred to is sufficient to sustain Or bar the action.
This would form what is called an issue in law, which is to be decided by the
justice alone ...
George Cunningham Edwards, 1836
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEMURRED»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
demurred is used in the context of the following news items.
Not Guilty Plea For Pier 14 Shooter, As Feds Scramble To Figure …
When the Chron asked Bastian how Sanchez's status as an undocumented immigrant played into the case, Bastian, "demurred and said, ... «SFist, Jul 15»
Josh Pastner Confidential: The art of scheduling
... a home-and-home against Ole Miss beginning the following season and a young team that lacked experienced guards, Pastner demurred. «Memphis Commercial Appeal, Jul 15»
Clinton jabs Republican field on immigration policy
Clinton demurred in discussing the possibility of another Bush-Clinton campaign — Bill Clinton defeated President George H.W. Bush in 1992 ... «Salon, Jul 15»
Hollywood (well, much of it) will be out in force at Comic-Con
"It's not just an excuse to have a bit of crash-bang-wallop." Asked what Fox may have in store for "X-Men," McAvoy demurred with a laugh: "I just ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
JPMorgan could have sweet offer from New Jersey to move NYC …
When the city demurred, the plan was eventually dropped. NorthJersey.com added that New Jersey has already given tax incentives to ... «New York Business Journal, Jul 15»
Alex Rodriguez Deserves a Spot in the All-Star Game
As to whether his losing the player vote is a sign of his poor stature among the playing population, Rodriguez demurred, then changed the ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
Hillary Clinton Jabs Republican Field on Immigration Policy
Clinton demurred in discussing the possibility of another Bush-Clinton campaign — Bill Clinton defeated President George H.W. Bush in 1992 ... «NBC New York, Jul 15»
'I'm actually quite pissed off,' Chief Harrison says following NOPD's …
The chief demurred, pending the outcome of the investigation, but said, "There are intended and unintended consequences for everything we ... «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
SCO summit marks steady rise of India in China's worldview
Beijing has reportedly demurred on the SCO Development Bank as it focuses on the Asian Investment Infrastructure Bank (AIIB) and One Belt ... «The Interpreter, Jul 15»
Did district hinder investigation into a board member's child?
... School Principal Tom Hoh permitted Ripon police to search the lockers of two of the students Monday, April 27, he demurred on the third. «Ripon Commonwealth Press, Jul 15»
