- Look up
peremptory in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Peremptory can
refer to any of the
following concepts in law:
Peremptory challenge Peremptory norm...
- A
peremptory norm (also
called jus cogens) is a
fundamental principle of
international law that is
accepted by the
international community of
states as...
- The
right of
peremptory challenge is a
legal right in jury
selection for the
attorneys to
reject a
certain number of
potential jurors or
judges without...
- In
common law systems, the
peremptory pleas (pleas in bar) are
defensive pleas that set out
special reasons for
which a
trial cannot proceed; they serve...
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various causes. The
defense peremptorily challenged nine
potential jurors and the prosecutor, Joe Gutmann,
peremptorily challenged six,
including all...
-
unwillingness to
fairly consider a life
without parole sentence.
Unlike a
peremptory challenge (the
number of
which are
limited by the
court during voir dire...
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candidate for President; that if
nominated by
either party, I
should peremptorily decline; and even if
unanimously elected I
should decline to serve."...
-
Writs of
prohibition can be
subdivided into "alternative writs" and "
peremptory writs". An
alternative writ
directs the
recipient to
immediately act,...
- jurisdictions, but they
generally include guilty, not guilty, and the
peremptory pleas (pleas in bar)
setting out
reasons why a
trial cannot proceed. Pleas...
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challenging the
registration status of
voters Euphemism for
disability Peremptory challenge, a
dismissal of
potential jurors from jury duty A procedure...
