peremptory
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“Don’t tell me ‘never,’” Graham laments, before bringing the meeting to a close with a gently peremptory “Do better.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Nonetheless, attorneys continued to eliminate both genders from juries using peremptory strikes until a 1994 U.S.
From Slate • Aug. 25, 2025
If one side likes a potential juror, then 9 times out of 10 the other side will exercise a peremptory challenge to make sure that this person does not make it onto the jury.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2024
“If you’re going to strike everybody who’s either a Republican or a Democrat,” the judge observed at a February hearing, “you’re going to run out of peremptory challenges very quickly.”
From Seattle Times • Apr. 14, 2024
He told me in the same peremptory tone to lie still.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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