Definitions from Wiktionary (peremptory)

▸ adjective:  (law) Precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal
▸ adjective:  (law) (of a date or deadline) Absolutely requiring compliance or attendance; brooking no further delay; to proceed whether a party attends or not; final.
▸ adjective:  Positive in opinion or judgment; absolutely certain, overconfident, unwilling to hear any debate or argument (especially in a pejorative sense); dogmatic.
▸ adjective:  (obsolete) Firmly determined, resolute; obstinate, stubborn.
▸ adjective:  Accepting no refusal or disagreement; imperious, dictatorial.
▸ noun:  (law) A challenge to the admission of a juror, without the challenger needing to show good cause.





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