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peremptory challenge
[ puh-remp-tuh-ree chal-inj ]
noun
, Law.
- a formal objection to the service of a juror by a party to a criminal prosecution or a civil action that requires no showing of cause.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of peremptory challenge1
First recorded in 1520–30
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Example Sentences
The "peremptory challenge" of the Plymouth Code does not appear here.
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The object of this peremptory challenge turned, as also did his companion, the terrified Indian—once more about to be hazed.
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It was no longer possible to ignore the peremptory challenge, and the speaker was forced into the open.
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Van Bibber smiled and shrugged his shoulders in some embarrassment at this peremptory challenge.
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They are met here with a peremptory challenge and declaration.
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