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
How does one detect if a lawyer has a discriminatory motive when using a peremptory challenge?
From Slate ● Nov. 16, 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
Schleicher used a peremptory challenge Wednesday to remove from the panel a woman who has a nephew who’s a sheriff’s deputy in western Minnesota.
From Washington Times ● Mar. 10, 2021
"Inasmuch as your countess appears to be constituted of that thin fabric of which dreams are made; inasmuch as there is no such animal—" "Hol' up!" came a peremptory challenge.
From The Winds of Chance by Beach, Rex Ellingwood
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