peremptory challenge
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of peremptory challenge
First recorded in 1520–30
Example Sentences
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To save a peremptory challenge, the prosecutor might ask the judge to remove that potential juror for expressing doubt about his ability to follow the law.
From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2024
Most often the practice occurs through a legal tactic called a peremptory challenge, which allows an attorney to strike a potential juror without having to state a reason.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 18, 2021
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
The peremptory challenge, as its name implies, is one in which no reason need be assigned.
From Studies in Civics by McCleary, J. T. (James Thompson)
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