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7 dictionary results for: Peremptory
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per·emp·to·ry       [puh-remp-tuh-ree, per-uhmp-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; imperative: a peremptory command.
2.imperious or dictatorial.
3.positive or assertive in speech, tone, manner, etc.
4.Law.
a.that precludes or does not admit of debate, question, etc.: a peremptory edict.
b.decisive or final.
c.in which a command is absolute and unconditional: a peremptory writ.
[Origin: 1505–15; < L peremptōrius final, decisive, lit., deadly, destructive (deriv. of perimere to take away fully, destroy, slay), equiv. to per- per- + em-, base of emere to buy, orig. to take + -tōrius -tory1, with intrusive p]

—Related forms
per·emp·to·ri·ly, adverb
per·emp·to·ri·ness, noun

—Synonyms 2. arbitrary, dogmatic, domineering.
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per·emp·to·ry       (pə-rěmp'tə-rē)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Putting an end to all debate or action: a peremptory decree.
  2. Not allowing contradiction or refusal; imperative: The officer issued peremptory commands.
  3. Having the nature of or expressing a command; urgent: The teacher spoke in a peremptory tone.
  4. Offensively self-assured; dictatorial: a swaggering, peremptory manner.


[Latin peremptōrius, from peremptus, past participle of perimere, to take away : per-, per- + emere, to obtain; see em- in Indo-European roots.]

per·emp'to·ri·ly adv., per·emp'to·ri·ness n.
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
peremptory 
"decisive," 1513, legal term, from Anglo-Fr. peremptorie, from M.Fr. peremtoire, from L. peremptorius "destructive, decisive, final," from peremptor "destroyer," from perimpere "destroy, cut off," from per- "away entirely, to destruction" + emere "to take" (see exempt). Of persons or their words, "certain, assured, brooking no debate," 1586.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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peremptory

adjective
1. offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power; "an autocratic person"; "autocratic behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around"; "a rather aggressive and dominating character"; "managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way"; "a swaggering peremptory manner" [syn: autocratic] 
2. not allowing contradiction or refusal; "spoke in peremptory tones"; "peremptory commands" 
3. putting an end to all debate or action; "a peremptory decree" 

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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: pe·remp·to·ry
Pronunciation: p&-'remp-t&-rE
Function: adjective
Etymology: Late Latin peremptorius, from Latin, destructive, from perimere to take entirely, destroy
1 : permitting no dispute, alternative, or delay; specifically : not providing an opportunity to show cause why one should not comply peremptory mandamus may be allowed —Revised Statutes of Nebraska>
2 : not requiring cause —see also peremptory challenge at CHALLENGE —pe·remp·to·ri·ly /p&-'remp-t&-r&-lE, -"remp-'tOr-&-lE/ adverb —pe·remp·to·ri·ness /-'remp-t&-rE-n&s/ noun

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Main Entry: peremptory
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ries
: PEREMPTORY CHALLENGE at, CHALLENGE

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Peremptory

Per"emp*to*ry\, a. [L. peremptorius destructive, deadly, decisive, final: cf. F. p['e]remptorie. See Perempt.]

1. Precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal; positive; absolute; decisive; conclusive; final.

Think of heaven with hearty purposes and peremptory designs to get thither. --Jer. Taylor.

2. Positive in opinion or judgment; decided; dictatorial; dogmatical.

Be not too positive and peremptory. --Bacon.

Briefly, then, for we are peremptory. --Shak.

3. Firmly determined; unawed. [Poetic] --Shak.

Peremptory challenge (Law) See under Challenge.

Peremptory mandamus, a final and absolute mandamus.

Peremptory plea, a plea by a defendant tending to impeach the plaintiff's right of action; a plea in bar.

Syn: Decisive; positive; absolute; authoritative; express; arbitrary; dogmatical.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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