peremptory challenge
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of peremptory challenge
First recorded in 1520–30
Example Sentences
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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
The defense attorney then sought to use a peremptory challenge, which allows the exclusion of a prospective juror without any specific reason.
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2022
The prosecutor used a peremptory challenge to dismiss Byng.
From Washington Post • Dec. 18, 2021
The Washington Supreme Court did so in 2018, saying judges don’t have to find purposeful discrimination to deny a peremptory challenge, and that challenges based on “implicit, institutional, and unconscious biases” can be rejected.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 5, 2021
He was halted, but, being in a hurry for his breakfast, he was moving on, when he received another and peremptory challenge.
From The Strange Story of Harper's Ferry With Legends of the Surrounding Country by Barry, Joseph
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