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.
- Unquestionably; positively.
- 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.
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:
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The exercise of that peremptory is not based on any impermissible ground (i.e., race, gender etc.)
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But, you say, The exercise of that peremptory is not based on any impermissible ground (i.e., race, gender etc.)
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The exercise of that peremptory is not based on any impermissible ground (i.e., race, gender etc.)
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Nevertheless Ishmael noticed that the ship's captain looked anxious and gave his orders in short, peremptory tones.
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