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peremptory

[puh-remp-tuh-ree] / pəˈrɛmp tə ri /


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"The number of peremptory strikes are set by NY law," she noted.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2024

“If you’re going to strike everybody who’s either a Republican or a Democrat,” the judge observed at a February hearing, “you’re going to run out of peremptory challenges very quickly.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 14, 2024

Each side has 10 "peremptory" challenges, jurors they can dismiss for no particular reason, said Ms Florence.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2024

Justice Kavanaugh, who authored the opinion for the court, strongly criticized the prosecutor’s abuse of peremptory challenges against Black jurors.

From Slate • Oct. 4, 2023

The chaplain walked toward the exit gingerly, expecting at any instant to be ordered back by a peremptory voice or halted in his tracks by a heavy blow on the shoulder or the head.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller




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