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
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
Such peremptory challenge shall not be admitted in a private suit because it is a suit of the party.
From Our Legal Heritage by S. A. Reilly
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