peremptorily

Example Sentences

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She also says colleagues thought Roberts “was acting peremptorily” when he imposed a plan to hold 10 arguments by telephone when the pandemic began that year.

From Seattle Times

When you reduce their workload peremptorily you are penalizing them for their health condition.

From New York Times

Tennessee's legislature recently passed a bill that allows the state attorney general to seek a court order removing any local prosecutor who "peremptorily and categorically" refuses to prosecute certain criminal offenses regardless of the facts.

From Salon

The law permits the state’s legal chief to ask the Tennessee Supreme Court to appoint a temporary prosecutor when the district attorney has “peremptorily and categorically” refused to charge a case.

From Seattle Times

That means public opinion, which Roe has peremptorily suppressed for almost 50 years, will rule the roost.

From Washington Post