(dated) delay

inflection of demeurer:
/ inflection of demeurer:

(euphemistic) resting place

(law) formal notice, letter of demand

plural of mise en demeure

(transitive, law) to formally demand (that someone do or refrain from doing something), generally with a threat of litigation if the demand is not complied with; to send a formal demand letter (mise en demeure) to; to give notice of a legal obligation, time limit, etc., so that unawareness of it cannot be alleged / (transitive, figurative) To demand that someone do or not do something; to order or insist vigorously or peremptorily.

(law) for there to be danger in delay

an Englishman's home is his castle, a man's home is his castle

to live, stay / to stay, to remain, to stop for a long time / to last, to persist

second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of demeurer