Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Subject to no further debate or dispute; final and unassailable.
- adjective Not allowing contradiction or refusal; imperative.
- adjective Offensively self-assured; imperious or dictatorial.
from The Century Dictionary.
- That precludes or does not admit of debate, question, or expostulation; hence, express; authoritative; positive; absolute: as, a, peremptory command or call.
- In law, final; determinate; absolute and unconditional: as, a peremptory action or exception.
- Fully resolved; resolute; determined; positive in opinion or judgment; dogmatic: said of persons.
- Positively settled upon; that positively must be done, etc.
- Synonyms and Authoritative, Dogmatic, etc. See
magisterial . - Express, absolute, imperative, categorical.
- noun A peremptory order.
- Unquestionably; positively.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal; positive; absolute; decisive; conclusive; final.
- adjective Positive in opinion or judgment; decided; dictatorial; dogmatical.
- adjective Poetic Firmly determined; unawed.
- adjective (Law) See under
Challenge . - adjective a final and absolute mandamus.
- adjective a plea by a defendant tending to impeach the plaintiff's right of action; a plea in bar.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not allowing contradiction or refusal
- adjective putting an end to all debate or action
- adjective offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The word peremptory means “precluding a right to debate;” the dismissals are called peremptory challenges because the opposing attorney normally cannot challenge them.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Peremptory Challenges and Unanimous Juries: 2004
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The exercise of that peremptory is not based on any impermissible ground (i.e., race, gender etc.)
Discourse.net: Should Prosecutors Hire Jury Consultants? 2009
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But, you say, The exercise of that peremptory is not based on any impermissible ground (i.e., race, gender etc.)
Discourse.net: Should Prosecutors Hire Jury Consultants? 2009
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The exercise of that peremptory is not based on any impermissible ground (i.e., race, gender etc.)
Discourse.net: Should Prosecutors Hire Jury Consultants? 2009
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The problem is that many will jump to the conclusion that the disparity in peremptory strikes by race is due to racial bias on the part of prosecutors.
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In a trial, each side has a limited number of opportunities to rule out potential jurors without stating a reason for it—these are called peremptory challenges.
Living Justice Jessica Blank 2005
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In a trial, each side has a limited number of opportunities to rule out potential jurors without stating a reason for it—these are called peremptory challenges.
Living Justice Jessica Blank 2005
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In a trial, each side has a limited number of opportunities to rule out potential jurors without stating a reason for it—these are called peremptory challenges.
Living Justice Jessica Blank 2005
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In a trial, each side has a limited number of opportunities to rule out potential jurors without stating a reason for it—these are called peremptory challenges.
Living Justice Jessica Blank 2005
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Nevertheless Ishmael noticed that the ship's captain looked anxious and gave his orders in short, peremptory tones.
Self-Raised Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth 1859
RevBrently commented on the word peremptory
From p. 15 of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby: "Something was making him nibble at the edge of stale ideas as if his sturdy physical egotism no longer nourished his peremptory heart."
September 29, 2012