| 单词 | peremptory |
| 释义 | peremptory adj. 1. (of a statement or command) admitting no denial or refusal. 2. (of a person, a person's manner, etc.) dogmatic; imperious; dictatorial. 3. Law not open to appeal or challenge; final. 4. absolutely fixed; essential. Phrases and idioms peremptory challenge Law a defendant's objection to a proposed juror, made without needing to give a reason. Derivatives peremptorily adv. peremptoriness n. Etymology: AF peremptorie, OF peremptoire f. L peremptorius deadly, decisive, f. perimere perempt- destroy, cut off (as PER-, emere take, buy) |
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