demur vs remonstrance

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 

remonstrance

noun
  • A remonstration; disapproval; a formal, usually written, objection or protest. 

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