peremptory
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“Don’t tell me ‘never,’” Graham laments, before bringing the meeting to a close with a gently peremptory “Do better.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
If one side likes a potential juror, then 9 times out of 10 the other side will exercise a peremptory challenge to make sure that this person does not make it onto the jury.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 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
He was quite peremptory, both in look and voice.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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