- demurrer ore tenus
- A demurrer made orally at the time of argument in support of a demurrer of record, pointing out the defect in the pleading to which it is addressed. Wetherell v Eberle, 123 Ill 666, 14 NE 675. A demurrer in the form of an objection to evidence on the ground that the complaint, declaration, or petition fails to state a cause of action. Cleveland v Bateman, 21 NM 675, 158 P 648.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.