peremptory
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Peremptory strikes are a set number of opportunities that the defense and prosecution have to exclude any juror.
From Washington Post • Nov. 4, 2021
Peremptory challenges are controversial to some - the UK abolished them in 1988 - because critics believe that lawyers can try to skew juries in a particular way and a randomly selected jury is fairer.
From BBC • Jan. 15, 2020
Peremptory challenges are different from “for cause” challenges, where lawyers must explain to a judge why they are excluding a juror.
From Slate • May 23, 2016
Peremptory orders were given that all the princes should be present at the diet.
From New Word-Analysis Or, School Etymology of English Derivative Words by Swinton, William
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.
From The Land We Live In The Story of Our Country by Mann, Henry
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