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Perempt

Per*empt"\, v. t. [L. peremptus, p. p. of perimere to take away entirely, to destroy; per (see Per-) + OL. emere to take. See Redeem.] (Law) To destroy; to defeat. [R.] --Ayliffe.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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