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I think the term you're looking for is "demur." To demur is to acknowledge that a statement of facts is true, but is still insufficient to proceed against the disfavored party. For example, Joe makes a complaint to the police about a party that his neighbor Bob is hosting. Joe says the party ius too loud and is disturbing his peace. The police issue a citation to Bob, and he has to appear in court. When Bob gets to court, he admits he was throwing a party, but that the noise from the party wasn't enough to disturb his neighbors. In so doing, Bob demurs or issues a demurrer to the complaint of Joe. The judge must now decide whether there is sufficient evidence to proceed with the charge against Bob.

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