In pleading. The formal mode of disputing the sufficiency in law of the pleading of the other side. In effect it is an allegation that, even if the facts as stated in the pleading to which objection is taken he true, yet their legal consequences are not such as to put the demurring party to the necessity of answering them or proceeding further with the cause.
Law Dictionary – Alternative Legal Definition
(From the Latin demorari, or old French demorrer, to wait or stay.) It is a request to a court pleading that it should dismiss a lawsuit on the grounds that there is no legal claim made or for which relief can be granted. For example, your sitting on your front lawn in shorts and a mesh tanktop may annoy a very conservative neighbor but there is no offense committed for which law would provide a remedy.