demurrer to the evidence

demurrer to the evidence
demurrer to the evidence see demurrer

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

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  • demurrer to evidence — A method of taking a case from the jury, being an objection made by the defendant to the plaintiff s evidence as a whole, which concedes the truth of all that the evidence tends to establish in favor of the plaintiff, but that the facts thus… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

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