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Peremptory challenge
(redirected from Peremptory strike)

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a privilege sometimes allowed to defendants, of challenging a certain number of jurors (fixed by statute in different States) without assigning any cause.
(Law) See under Challenge.

See also: Challenge Peremptory



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Constitution is violated when a prosecutor uses peremptory strikes to remove jurors based upon their race.
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The Third Circuit found no need to address whether a peremptory strike based on religions affiliation would be unconstitutional because the strikes at issue were properly based on religious activities.
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Even if you prevail at trial, the possibility exists that you will have to do it all over again if a peremptory strike objection was not properly handled.
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