Peremptory is an adjective meaning imperious, without opportunity to refuse or contradict, in the manner of expressing a command, putting an end to all debate. It is also used in law. Here are examples of use:
"The chairman left the board meeting after his peremptory statement about selling the company."
"Because of the juror's body language, the lawyer made a peremptory challenge to have him dismissed."
"We had to leave the building peremptorily."
The teacher was being serious when she was yelling at the student about being peremptory towards her.
The judge issued a peremptory challenge to dismiss the potential juror without needing to provide a reason.
Her peremptory command startled the children.
The king made a peremptory command to attack the neighboring country.
Imperiously is an adverb describing an action as assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant, peremptory, and domineering. Example sentence: A member of the committee imperiously described people without health insurance as an anchor on prosperity.
O.C.G.A. 15-12-122 controls jury selection and peremptory challenges. Generally attorneys receive 3 peremptory challenges for a six person jury (case valued under $25,000.00) and 6 peremptory challenges for a twelve person jury.
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no unlimited challenges
to any extent
Try: insubordinate, contemptuous, impertinent, overbearing, disdainful, imperative, peremptory
The number peremptory challenges that are given to attorneys is based on the type of murder trial it is. If it is a capital case, or the prosecution is seeking the death penalty, a total of twenty peremptory challenges is given. In all other cases associated with causing the death of another, either by murder or manslaughter, the government is allowed six peremptory challenges while the defense is allowed ten.
While not all encompassing, Race (the Batson test) and Sex (extension of Batson; J.E.B. v Alabama) cannot be used as the basis of any form of strike (peremptory or not).