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Peremptory challenge
(redirected from Preemptory challenge)

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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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