demur vs objection

demur

noun
  • An act of hesitation as to proceeding; a scruple; also, a suspension of action or decision; a pause, a stop. 

verb
  • To interpose a demurrer. 

  • To delay; to pause; to suspend proceedings or judgment in view of a doubt or difficulty; to hesitate; to put off the determination or conclusion of an affair. 

  • To scruple or object; to take exception; to oppose; to balk 

objection

noun
  • The act of objecting. 

  • A statement expressing opposition, or a reason or cause for expressing opposition (generally followed by the adposition to). 

  • An official protest raised in a court of law during a legal trial over a violation of the rules of the court by the opposing party. 

intj
  • An assertion that a question or statement is in violation of the rules of the court. 

How often have the words demur and objection occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )