peremptory instruction
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Case Law, Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910)
Definitions from Case Law
From 281 U.S. 90 - Gunning v. Cooley · 1930Most cited · 1,874 citing opinions
Where the evidence upon any issue is all on one side or so overwhelmingly on one side as to leave no room to doubt what the fact is, the court should give a peremptory instruction to the jury.
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
A binding instruction by the court to the jury. Usually the direction of a verdict.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
An instruction given by a court to a jury which the latter must obey implicitly ; as an instruction to return a verdict for the defendant, or for the plaintiff, as the case may be.
Defined under Instruction in Black's Law Dictionary.