Peremptory
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary · Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Absolute; positive. A final determination to act without hope of renewing or altering. Joined to a substantive, this word is frequently used in law; as, peremptory action (Pitzh. Nat. Brev. 35, 38, 104, 108); peremptory nonsuit (Id. 5, 11); peremptory exception (Bracton, lib. 4, c. 20); peremptory undertaking (3 Chit. Prac. 112, 793); peremptory challenge of jurors (Inst. 4. 13. 9; Code, 7. 50. 2; Id. 8. 36. 8; Dig. 5. 1. 70. 73).