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Peremptory challenges allow a lawyer to dismiss a small number of potential jurors from the jury pool without giving a reason.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Peremptory Challenges and Unanimous Juries: 2004
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Peremptory challenges allow a lawyer to dismiss a small number of potential jurors from the jury pool without giving a reason.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Peremptory Challenges and Unanimous Juries: 2004
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Peremptory Challenges and Unanimous Juries: »
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"Peremptory motions to dismiss are never granted in witch trials," John reminded him.
Heartfire Card, Orson Scott 1998
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Peremptory challenges are those that do not require the attor - ney to give a reason for the challenge.
What You Should Know If You're Accused of a Crime David, Joyce B. 1986
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Peremptory searches of neighborhoods are made at will and their inhabitants are marched off to secret destinations.
The Death of Chile Birns, Laurence 1973
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Peremptory order brought two of their Colt automatics up to the line where for forty-five minutes they engaged the enemy, but again retired to the rear and assisted only by firing their machine gun over the heads of the Americans and British battling for their very lives all that afternoon in the long thin line of American O.
The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 Harry H. Mead
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Peremptory orders followed, requiring the governors to send up
The Philippine Islands John Foreman
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Peremptory instructions were sent to Lord Lyons, the British Minister at Washington, to demand the release of the men arrested, and to leave Washington if the demand was not complied with in seven days.
The Land We Live In The Story of Our Country Henry Mann
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Peremptory military commands, this way and that, could not answer the query; the
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