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| peremptory | |
| 1. adj. (legal) Precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal; positive; absolute; decisive; conclusive; final. |  |
| 2. adj. Positive in opinion or judgment; absolutely certain, overconfident, unwilling to hear any debate or argument (especially in a pejorative sense); dogmatic. | |
| 3. adj. (obsolete) Firmly determined, resolute; obstinate, stubborn. | |
| 4. adj. Accepting no refusal or disagreement; imperious, dictatorial. | |
| 5. n. (law) A challenge to the admission of a juror, without the challenger needing to show good cause. | |
