peremptory

(pə-rĕmp'tə-rē)
adj.

1. Putting an end to all debate or action: a peremptory decree.
2. Not allowing contradiction or refusal; imperative: The officer issued peremptory commands.
3. Having the nature of or expressing a command; urgent: The teacher spoke in a peremptory tone.
4. Offensively self-assured; dictatorial: a swaggering, peremptory manner.

[Latin peremptōrius, from peremptus, past participle of perimere, to take away : per-, per- + emere, to obtain.]

peremptorily per·emp'to·ri·ly adv.
peremptoriness per·emp'to·ri·ness n.

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means 'admitting no denial or refusal' and not (perhaps by confusion with perfunctory) 'abrupt, sudden'. A peremptory decision is not one that has been hastily reached but one that is definitive. The word is normally pronounced with the stress on the second syllable, although an older first-syllable stress survives in legal usage.

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adjective

Tending to dictate: authoritarian, bossy, dictatorial, dogmatic, domineering, imperious, magisterial, masterful, overbearing. See over/under.

adj

Definition: overbearing, authoritative
Antonyms: easy-going, indulgent, laid-back, lax, lenient, mild, moderate

“absolute, conclusive, final, positive, not admitting of question or appeal,” 178 S.W. 2d 274, 279; e.g., a peremptory trial date may be established by the court on its own motion or at the request of a party to insure a timely disposition of the case.
In the selection of a jury each side has a right to a fixed number of peremptory challenges to the seating of potential jurors. See challenge [peremptory challenge]; peremptory writ.

IN BRIEF: Urgent; imperative. Also: Putting an end to discussion or action; final.

He would not, with a peremptory tone, Assert the nose upon his face his own. — William Cowper (1731-1800)

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For a list of words related to peremptory, see:

• Demanding, Critical, Calculating, or Selfish
• Judgments and Critiques - peremptory: (adj) allowing no contradiction, precluding all debate

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - bydende, kategorisk, endelig

idioms:

• peremptory challenge    kategorisk udfordring

Nederlands (Dutch)
gebiedend, dogmatisch, essentieel, definitief, dringend, hautain

Français (French)
adj. - péremptoire, impératif

idioms:

• peremptory challenge    défi péremptoire

Deutsch (German)
adj. - gebieterisch, unbedingt, kategorisch

idioms:

• peremptory challenge    Ablehnung (eines Geschworenen) ohne Angabe der Gründe

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αυθαίρετος, τελικός, αμετάλλακτος, αποφασιστικός, επιτακτικός, προστακτικός, δεσποτικός, αυταρχικός, τελεσίδικος

idioms:

• peremptory challenge    (νομ.) αυθαίρετη αίτηση για εξαίρεση ενόρκου

Italiano (Italian)
perentorio, tassativo

idioms:

• peremptory challenge    diritto all'esclusione di giurati

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - peremptório, autoritário, resoluto, dogmático

idioms:

• peremptory challenge    desafio final

Русский (Russian)
категорический, повелительный

idioms:

• peremptory challenge    отвод без указания причины

Español (Spanish)
adj. - perentorio, autoritario

idioms:

• peremptory challenge    recusación sin causa

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - slutlig, definitiv, avgörande, kategorisk, diktatorisk

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
断然的, 强制的, 俨然的

idioms:

• peremptory challenge    绝对回避, 陪审团人选反对权

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 斷然的, 強制的, 儼然的

idioms:

• peremptory challenge    絕對回避, 陪審團人選反對權

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 엄연한, 결정적인, 압제적인

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 有無を言わせない, 横柄な, 決定的な, 有無を言わせぬ

idioms:

• peremptory challenge    専断的忌避

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ملزم, قطعي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮דורש צייתנות, תקיף, החלטי, שאין לערער עליו‬

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