peremptory challenge

[ puh-remp-tuh-ree chal-inj ]

nounLaw.
  1. a formal objection to the service of a juror by a party to a criminal prosecution or a civil action that requires no showing of cause.

Origin of peremptory challenge

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First recorded in 1520–30

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How to use peremptory challenge in a sentence

  • The "peremptory challenge" of the Plymouth Code does not appear here.

  • The object of this peremptory challenge turned, as also did his companion, the terrified Indian—once more about to be hazed.

    A Cadet's Honor | Upton Sinclair
  • It was no longer possible to ignore the peremptory challenge, and the speaker was forced into the open.

    The Tempering | Charles Neville Buck
  • Van Bibber smiled and shrugged his shoulders in some embarrassment at this peremptory challenge.

    Cinderella | Richard Harding Davis
  • They are met here with a peremptory challenge and declaration.